(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) The exchange of harsh words between Pakistan and India that escalated in the wake of the Indian Army's raid of militant camps in north east Myanmar is finally being diffused by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he tries to caution his ministerial colleagues to avoid uttering comments on the issue that would lead to further aggravation.
According to sources, Prime Minister Modi has warned his colleagues to avoid giving credence to the idea that similar cross-border raids may be taken against militants hosted by Pakistan.
Discussing the strikes in Myanmar, Indian Minister of state for Information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that India would not hesitate to strike against any country or group which harbored 'terror intent'. When asked whether such attacks could be carried out in on India's the western border, he said that "western disturbances will also be equally dealt with."
In reaction to the statement issued by Rathore, the Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that India should not mistake Pakistan for Myanmar, further adding "our armed forces are fully capable of responding to any foreign aggression and Indian leaders should stop daydreaming".
Earlier this month, Modi's visit to Bangladesh opened a veritable Pandora's box of past controversies and allegations. Arguing that Modi clearly accepted that India's support Bangladesh acquiring independence from Pakistan during one of his speeches, Pakistani officials said that the statement constituted an 'open admission' that India played a part in separation of East and West Pakistan in 1971.
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, Raheel Sharif, chaired a meeting of his top commanders Wednesday to discuss his country's worsening relations with India. Over the past month, Pakistani leaders have blamed and accused RAW, India's intelligence agency, of plotting terrorist attacks aimed at destabilizing Pakistan
Meanwhile, Indian leaders, have repeatedly accused the Pakistani intelligence agency of inciting discontent in Indian-controlled Kashmir while also supporting terrorist groups. Indian ministers have also voiced growing concern over the potential rise of the Islamic State in Kashmir.
Since the partition of Pakistan and India in 1947, the two neighbors never came to establish friendly ties in the long term. Since the partition, they engaged in three major wars with each other, two of which were over the disputed border region of Kashmir. The last major war, in 1971, occurred when India's military became involved in a civil war in East Pakistan. The conflict eventually resulted in East Pakistan becoming the independent nation of Bangladesh. Despite the numerous peace processes that have been undertaken in the past, the differences between both the states remain unsettled.
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