“The big challenge will be that while focusing on seeking a global consensus against Pakistan-based terrorism, there is a risk that India’s focus will shift much more towards Pakistan than it has in the past.”And, this brings about the challenges of not being re-hyphenated with Pakistan,” he cautioned.Dr Chietigj Bajpaee, Senior Research Fellow for South Asia in the Asia-Pacific Programme at Chatham House, highlighted the high degree of sympathy for India’s position following the Pahalgam terror attack and the military response with Operation Sindoor.”However, the discussions also revealed that India faces an uphill battle in keeping the international community focused on this issue given the plethora of global challenges,” said Bajpaee.”In particular, the US/NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 has diluted the Western focus on terrorism. This may make it difficult for New Delhi to draw attention to Pakistan’s alleged role as a global hub for terrorism,” he noted.Professor Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, who leads the Responsible Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship (RISE) research excellence hub at Kingston Business School, stressed on the importance of the international community condemning Pakistan’s use of illegally occupied parts of Kashmir as a terrorist base to attack India.”The Kashmir region is a natural part of India. Civilisationally, Kashmir has always been an integral part of India. I think it is the right time that the world acknowledges that civilisationally Kashmir belongs to India and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir should be relinquished by Pakistan,” said Prof. Tamvada.The multi-party delegation, led by Prasad and comprising MPs Purandeswari, Chaturvedi, Ghulam Ali Khatana, Amar Singh, Samik Bhattacharya, M Thambidurai besides M J Akbar and Ambassador Saran, went on to meet members of the Conservative Friends of India (CFIN) and Labour Friends of India (LFIN) and are scheduled to meet House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle on Tuesday morning.
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