" Wars have ceased to become effective instruments to achieve political objectives, they are expensive and increasingly becoming unaffordable and hence nations are relying on unconventional means to achieve their political objectives, It is the civil society which can be subverted and manipulated to hurt the interest of the nation". Explained, Mr Doval recently, while speaking to the IPS trainees.

Although, what he spoke about was not something new, many security experts in past have already apprised the decision makers on numerous occasions about this emerging trend and use of proxies by inimical powers to serve their foreign policy objectives. Moreover, the capture of Kabul by Taliban - Pak’s proxy is a clear evidence of this emerging trend.

However, in our country despite the fact that the Country’s top man responsible for the security is concerned about this dangerous trend, and the country has been facing proxy war for last three decades, our political leaders have shown NO urgency to deny enemy the ability to divide us, rather they have used every little opportunity to facilitate the enemy’s efforts to do so with considerable ease and comfort. Our politics in recent years despite the dangers of it has increasingly become more communal and divisive. The elections are fought as if the citizens are at war with each other.

If we have to defeat the inimical powers from subverting and manipulating the Society, We as a society need to systematically weed out all those issues and elements that divide us and bring to the fore those aspects and leaders that unite us. 

There will always be some disgruntled elements in the society who could be subverted but all efforts be made by the Political leadership that their numbers remain proportionately insignificant and no opportunity be given to them to grow in numbers. Its simple arithmatic ; If these disgruntled and divisive elements increase in numbers there will be more dissatifaction, there will be more violence, there will be more manipulation and subversion.

This can never be achieved only by security forces as it is a social and political issue as well. Its certain that Mr Doval must also be aware of that. Hence what we need to do is ; De- Communalise the Politics. And Politics can only be de- communalized if the system of governance is Process driven rather than individual driven. 

Sadly, Right now our entire administrative machinery is kick started and driven by Political masters, who cannot think beyond Religion, caste and Votes.

The moment the governance machinery becomes Process Driven, the Politicians and the Govt officials will truly become the Servants of the Society and not the masters. 

State-run Xinhua news agency of China reported that a new law related to management of borders has been passed. It said ;

The law, would become operational from January 1 next year, and it stipulates that "the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the People's Republic of China are sacred and inviolable".

The state shall take measures to safeguard territorial integrity and land boundaries and guard against and combat any act that undermines territorial sovereignty and land boundaries.

The law also stipulates that the state shall take measures to strengthen border defence, support economic and social development as well as opening-up in border areas, improve public services and infrastructure in such areas, encourage and support people's life and work there, and promote coordination between border defence and social, economic development in border areas, it said.

China has already resolved the boundary disputes with 12 other neighbours, whereas it has kept India and its ally Bhutan on tenter hooks.

However, On October 14, China and Bhutan signed an MOU firming up a roadmap for expediting the boundary negotiations, to speed up the border talks and establishment of diplomatic ties.

This law has come amidst the tension on border and therefore is an indication that ;

One. This law will have far reaching implications on the ongoing Sino-India border dispute. China is going to harden its stance against India and offer a carrot to Bhutan so that the small land locked Bhutan either severs security ties with India or makes it redundant in order to maintain its territorial integrity and please its more aggressive neighbor ; China.

Two. The Sino-Indian border is not likely to remain peaceful in near term and incursions into Indian Territory will be used by Chinese to arm twist Indian Govt whenever needed.

Three. It is also an indicator of the Chinese Govt’s resolve towards defending its borders and developing border regions. It also makes sure that No leader in future would be able to make compromises without its political implications.

India Trying to take Centerstage.

Nearly three months after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, India has finally woken up and is trying to assert itself.  India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will host meeting of NSAs of neighbouring countries on November 10 to discuss Afghanistan’s future and how to deal with threats to security emanating from developments there..

This meeting has come as a pleasant surprise because the troika PCR(Pakistan-China-Russia) was all this while neglecting India and keeping it away from anything to do with Afghanistan, despite the fact that right from 2000- till Pakistan captured Kabul in 2021 with the help of its proxy –Taliban, India had played a big role in the development of Afghanistan. New Delhi had been involved in the construction of key infrastructure projects in the country including the parliament building and the Salma dam investing $3 billion in various reconstruction activities.

What will it Achieve.

This meeting will surely achieve following ;

The meeting will affirm that India has a legitimate security interest in Afghanistan.

It will thwart Pakistan’s evil designs to exclude India.

Although it is too early to claim this But it’s a first assertive step to push yourself at the centerstage in bringing a holistic solution to the Afghanistan’s imbroglio.

This would place Beijing in a precarious situation because its non-participation will send a negative signal, and its presence may not please Pakistan.

The presence of NSAs or their equivalents from (CIS) Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, Iran and Russia will dent Pakistan’s propaganda that India is a Game spoiler and is working against the peace process in Kabul. The presence of so many NSAs will give credence to India’s fears from Radical Islam., rather, Each country participating in the meet  has similar  fears of radical Islam. Most of the former Soviet Republics have little to do with political Islam and have secular governments. Many of them face threats at home from radical groups and want to make sure that these groups do not cross into their countries. The majority of the CIS states are on the same page with India, Russia and Iran on Afghanistan.

Conclusion.

This meet is being organised at a time when ISIS-K has given some solid jolts to Taliban by striking in Kabul ,indicating that Taliban is not yet in a position of control and remains vulnerable even in Kabul . With many such groups jostling for power in Afghanistan the concern of all these NSAs meeting at Delhi is genuine and similar.

On the other hand, Pakistan’s absence will expose its duplicity but Pakistan has been Running with the hare and hunting with the hound for far too long and may be Insha allah its high time that it is punished by the world for Its Duplicity on Terrorism.

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Two years back Trump, the thenPresident of USA, invited India to play an active role in Afghanistan and even mocked Modi for his silence on this matter, thereafter, in 2021,  India was not even invited by Russia to attend a meeting that was to decide the fate of Afghanistan.

Barely a month had gone after that meeting , Kabul was captured by Pakistan’s proxy Taliban. During this Blitzkrieg of Taliban, when every Nation had closed down their embassies in Kabul and escaped to safe havens, there were only two embassies which were functional ; Russian and Chinese.

India allowed itself to be a Non player in this drama played in its neighbourhood, despite its own security concerns.

Although the troika; Pakistan, China and Russia (PCR) was able to ensure Taliban victory but garnering world support in its favour is becoming little difficult. And so since then they are devising newer techniques and strategies to legitimize the Taliban regime.

Sometimes they claim that this Taliban regime is different from the previous one and when they find that its real face is getting exposed they appeal recognition for Taliban for the peace in the subcontinent and when nothing has worked they are now demanding funds to meet the humanitarian crisis.

The recent meet organised by this troika in Moscow which was attended by India and the Taliban Dy PM also was once again an attempt to somehow legitimise the Taliban regime even if it was in the guise of Humanitarian crisis.

The Humanitarian crisis is a facade behind which lies  their evil design to legitmise the Taliban regime. 

Does India realise this that sharing table with Taliban amounts to that ?

Was the PCR not aware that once US withdraws and Taliban is allowed to capture Afghanistan there will surely be a crisis?

Why did the troika support such a regime which does not have the means to Govern and is a terror organization which will cause innumerable miseries to the minorities who do not believe in the Sunni Islam.

The Shia hazras are escaping, the Hindus and Sikhs are running away and their places of worship are being vandalized in Afghanistan. Recently , on 5^th Oct some 15 terrorists entered Gurdwara and tied up the guards. The Hindu and Sikh community are in a dire situation and have to practically make a choice between options of "converting to Sunni Islam or run away" from Afghanistan, . Already hundreds of them have reached India.

And surprisingly the troika(PCR) is hell bent to legitimize this cruel Regime.

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