Narendra Modi is the fourth Indian prime minister to visit Pakistan while 10 out of 14 Indian prime ministers have never been to Pakistan, a leading newspaper said on Saturday.
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It is also pertinent to be mentioned here that foreign secretaries, Aizaz Chaudhry and Jaishankar, were also present in the meeting Friday’s meeting of Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif.
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The reports further said the foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India may “prefer” to meet at a neutral venue instead of any of the two countries “to avoid any disturbance and keep it all secret”. India and Pakistani national security advisors met in Bangkok in December before Swaraj visited Pakistan for the Heart of Asia conference.
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But few in India and Pakistan knew about the programme, which came at a time when bilateral relations have shown definite improvement after months of tension and border clashes. The countries have fought four wars and countless minor skirmishes, while maintaining one of the most heavily militarized borders in the world.
Asked about Congress’ charge that an industrialist had arranged the meeting in Lahore and that Modi’s visit was meant to promote private business interests, he shot back, “What can be an answer to such childishness….”
Pakistan rejects the accusation but it has struggled to turn around perceptions in Afghanistan, where social media users sent out a stream of glowing commentary on Modi’s visit, contrasting the parliament building with the destruction wrought by Taliban suicide bombers.
Also, the presence of an Indian industrialist in Lahore, who had arranged a one-to-one meeting between Modi and Sharif on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Kathmandu a year ago, to attend Sharif’s birthday as well as the wedding of his granddaughter, doesn’t seem a coincidence.
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Hali says India and Pakistan had been on the verge of animosity and hostility, but both sides tried to revive dialog, and have been successful in breaking the ice. “We don’t expect much from this visit”, he said. “And all of us in the region – India, Pakistan, Iran and others – must unite in trust and cooperation behind the common goal and in recognition of our common destiny”.
