By: Arbaz Raza Bhutta
Where the balance of power is changing day by day in the whole world and the world is moving from unipolar to multipolar where not only America is now the superpower in the world, but on the other hand China and Russia have also joined the same list. During these unprecedented changes in the world, if we look at South Asia, the scenario has been changed by the 6-day war between Pakistan and India in May 2025. Where a terrorist fire in Pahalgam occupied Kashmir pushed both countries into war. The importance of this war can be understood in this conflict that it exposed the vulnerabilities in India’s security and its air force. Where now the world is acknowledging how Pakistan has dealt India a painful defeat. The most important thing in this is that not only in the practical field of war but also after the war, Pakistan has left India behind in terms of diplomacy at the international level for decades. You can feel this pain regularly in the speeches of BJP and Modi.
For example, on August 15, during India’s Independence Day, Modi challenged Pakistan and clearly expressed his frustration. Apart from this, a few weeks ago, Modi directly addressed Pakistan's Field Marshal General Asim Munir and made cowardly threats. History bears witness that Modi always does these things to boost his domestic politics, and since the Pakistan’s narrative sells well in India, he keeps peddling the same old story. Moreover, Modi's anger is also due to the opposition, in which Rahul Gandhi is criticizing Modi severely. Believe me, neither Pakistan nor the Pakistani people are doing anything here, it is only US President Trump who is repeatedly rubbing salt in Modi's wounds. In this context, Trump has talked about stopping the war and shooting down Indian aircraft more than 30 times and nowadays "My favorite Field Marshal Asim Munir" does not leave his tongue.
In this entire scenario, Modi has two options at the moment, one option is to open a war front with Pakistan once again and the other is to incite terrorism in Pakistan by joining hands with the Afghan Taliban and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. In my view, India which has suffered humiliation in the recent war, will not directly attack Pakistan, while the second option, which includes the Afghan Taliban and TTP, will be used against Pakistan and terrorism will be fostered, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. For this reason, you must have noticed that India is currently expanding its relations with Afghanistan and currently the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, is in India. In this context, India has opened its embassy in Kabul on October 10, 2025. Even as the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan is in India, the Taliban has violated Pakistan's border, to which Pakistan has responded decisively. Pakistan has been trying to reach a negotiated settlement with the Taliban since around 2018 and to stop their territory being used against Pakistan. In contrast, Afghan forces have protected the TTP, a terrorist group, in Afghanistan and they attack Pakistan whenever they want.
If we look at it now, numerous international media outlets, including Al Jazeera, The Guardian and the New York Times, have done many stories about how these terrorists are given shelter in Afghanistan and they run their organized network from there. At present, there is a great need in Pakistan that this issue should be fully highlighted at the international level, and all brotherly Islamic countries should also be brought into confidence, and this Mullah and Hindutva nexus should be openly exposed. At present, the leadership of Pakistan, whether provincial or federal, should come together and give a befitting reply to the enemy because Pakistan can no longer afford terrorism. Now the threat to us is not only on the eastern border but also on the long border of Afghanistan, with India’s sinister intentions. This is the time to work together, unite, and strike the enemy at its core.
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