Decline of Pakistan & phenomenal rise of India.

Byline: Tariq Aqil

PAKISTAN today is in the vortex of a crisis ranging from the economy, politics and social problems. Ironically the bureaucracy, military establishment, religious leaders or the all-important political elite all seem to be without an iota of sense about how to stop this head-on-collision of the country with economic political disaster that is now looming on the horizon. The crisis began with the dispute between the Prime Minister and the COAS about the appointment of the new head of the country's premier intelligence agency in June 2021and this dispute burst onto to the national press and the screens of the electronic media leading to a vote of no confidence against the PTI government and the change of command at the Federal Level.

Ordinary citizens of Pakistan are now paying a very heavy price for the tiff between the regime of Imran Khan and the army establishment. We have an economy in free fall the rising dollar, price spiral unemployment and a bleak economic future. The ongoing battle of words between the headless leaders of the PDM and the severely narcissistic and full of himself cult leader of the PTI called Imran Khan. The rise in religious extremism and bigotry is once again threatening the very foundations of the country and the situation now is really and truly at the stage of a staggering crisis with no light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.

Our national leaders will be well advised to have a cursory look at our next door neighbor India, a country classified from birth as our most ardent enemy and the need to crush this evil has been one of the pillars of our national policy. This country has made phenomenal economic and social progress and is now reaping the rewards of a balanced foreign policy.

After the recent G-20 summit in India and a meeting between the National Security Advisors of the USA and India and the meeting of the initiative on critical and emerging technologies (ICET) in Washington DC it was announced 'The United States and India affirm that the ways in which technology is designed, developed, governed and used should be shaped by our shared democratic values and respect for universal human rights. We are committed to fostering an open, accessible and secure technology ecosystem, based on mutual trust and confidence that will reinforce our democratic values and democratic institutions.' In Pakistan we are still smarting under the barrage of abuse and accusations directed towards the USA and...