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| Can India, Pakistan afford to ignore Geelani? | | Hurriyat (G) statement and Umar's Pakistan visit | | ET Report
Jammu, Dec 31: political circles have assigned much importance to Syed Ali Shah Geelani's statement on Musharraf's four point formula. According to them, the timing of the statement is very important and conveys a lot.
Geelani rejected the formula the day Musharraf made it public. What made him (Geelani) to reject it again on Sunday? The Hurriyat (M) delegation has just arrived from Pakistan. They interacted with the leaders including Pakistan President and Prime Minister. They also met the leaders of opposition and the civil society members.
The delegation has described the Pakistan visit `very successful'. Geelani is a staunch supporter of Pakistan and has people there who inform him about various developments. Did he issue the statement to sabotage `something' that has been finalized? Or, did he simply play safe? While it remains to be ascertained, the pre-Pakistan visit developments have to be taken into consideration and analysed.
Of late both the countries have shown interest in smoothening bilateral ties. Secondly, India allowed, rather facilitated the visit. Thirdly, Mirwaiz has been openly supporting Mushraff's formula. According to him, it can pave way for final resolution of the dispute.
Another important factor also needs to be studied thoroughly. Former chairman of the separatist conglomerate, Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat has been camping in Pakistan for quite some time. He is also fascinated by Musharraf's formula and makes no bones about it. He has openly opposed UN resolutions and hinted an alliance with People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) in May this year.
Interestingly, Parvez Musharraf has repeatedly said that former Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee almost agreed with his formula. Vajpayee, it may be mentioned, is being held in high esteem by all the separatists in Kashmir.
And lastly the geo-political developments that have taken place and will take place in the coming days suggest that something is being cooked in Islamabad and New Delhi. Former Law Minister of India, Ram Jethmalani during a visit to Kashmir early this year agreed that 2014 would be important for India, Pakistan and Kashmir. He said India and Pakistan will have to taken a decision on Kashmir before 2014.
Geelani's statement, therefore, assumes much importance. But what can he do, if New Delhi and Islamabad have agreed to do `something'. And, can India and Pakistan afford to do `something' without taking him on board? |
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