The drone strike taking down Hakim Ullah Mehsud, Leader of the banned terrorist organization Tehrik E Taliban Pakistan (TTP), by a US predator killed two birds with an arrow for them. firstly they successfully halted the peace process the Pakistani Politicians were embarking upon with the Talibans while creating a rift between the Paksitani Taliban's terror victims including a huge chunk of the Military and those wise enough to realize that a political settlement is the only viable solution to the internal conflict of the country as proven by history of such conflicts around the globe. Secondly, with US puppet regime at Kabul's backed Maulana Fazullah taking over the TTP has killed any chance of a durable peace accord keeping in view the fanatic track record of this terrorist leader and proven enmity with the Army. Maulana Fazullah most recently humiliated the Pakistan Army by killing their General Officer Commanding at Swat, the former's stronghold from where he was forcefully expelled after suffering huge losses by the hands of the Pakistani Army.
A day before the Pakistani Federal government delegation was to meet the slain Taliban leader amidst controversies and contradictions on the proposed talks, Hakim Ullah Mehsud, the focal leader representing the Taliban extremists was targeted successfully by the US drone strike. This attack at one side disrupted the talks for the peace between the Pakistani state and extremist group TTP and on the other hand saw hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis cheering the US strike that killed a man responsible for spilling the blood of their numerous countrymen. Again the contradiction particular to the Pakistani society was witnessed during which Maulana Fazullah was made the new TTP chief by the extremist terror organization.
After the two years reign of terror in the scenic valley of Sawat, Maulana Fazullah was thrown out to the neighboring Afghanistan by the Pakistan Army offensive against the Talibans, killing and capturing hundreds of them in the process. Fazullah swore revenge and attacked the Pakistani forces on the latter's home ground from across the border. This process as claimed by credible Pakistani military and intelligence sources who talked to this scribe was facilitated by the Afghan intelligence with finances and logistics provided by the Indian intelligence agencies operating openly across the Pakistani western borders, inside Afghanistan in the garb of Indian "cultural centers" at Afghanistan. Now the US ignorance of the same is not comprehendible under any logical reasoning, knowing their role and influence in Afghanistan. The rationale for the US action or lack of same can be attributed to their strongest desire to see India as their regional protégé in post US/NATO withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan creating a counterweight to the Sino-Pak alliance.
The move of Fazullah becoming the TTP chief will only help create destabilization in Pakistan, which pragmatically speaking is a quid pro quo, when it comes to the Pakistanis supporting the Afghan Talibans and facilitating their operations at Afghanistan through the Pakistani mainland. However, in this bloody game of violent clandestine/covert proxy war between regional and global powers, the blood of the innocent will spill on for the time being while Pakistan Inc will hold the upper edge with the Chinese at their back and Afghan Talibans in their pockets. This assumption is also augmented by the fact that Pakistani resilience is still intact after record terrorist attacks on it's soil killing thousands of them in the process but maintaining their limitless "punishment taking ability" . The Indo-US alliance lacks the potential to sustain the backlash in post US/NATO boots on ground era where Indians will stay put or as expected out of them. Under the scenario, Indian's will have to support their Afghan hosts who mainly consists of the Karzai puppet regime and northern alliance whose forces, though defiant are still unable to contain the Afghan Taliban's assault. In short, after the departure of US forces from Afghan soil, the Indians are expected by the former to hold fort. Frankly speaking, this is least to say but a highly idealistic plan which is in vast contradiction with the ground realities in the so called AfPak region.
The US on the verge of their exit from Afghanistan realizes these ground facts but is forced to follow their Indian support policy in creating a so far non existent counterweight to the growing Chinese influence in the region being the latter's immediate suburbs. The game the US is playing is based on the cards of bluff which is diabolical in essence. Calling the bluff is only a matter of time. The energy rich region which is target of this proxy war is practically the backyard of China and it's strongest current ally Russia. With the valuable ground resources being offered to the Chinese by their time trusted Pakistani allies it is again a matter of time before the Chinese will call the US bluff to end their regional hegemony, hence curtailing the Indians back to their wholes. Since it's a matter of time and showing resilience in the face of aggression like sponsored terrorism, both China and Pakistan have proven to stand steadfast so far. The bluff will be called and the sand castles will have to fall, US and their protégé must keep that in mind..................................................
A day before the Pakistani Federal government delegation was to meet the slain Taliban leader amidst controversies and contradictions on the proposed talks, Hakim Ullah Mehsud, the focal leader representing the Taliban extremists was targeted successfully by the US drone strike. This attack at one side disrupted the talks for the peace between the Pakistani state and extremist group TTP and on the other hand saw hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis cheering the US strike that killed a man responsible for spilling the blood of their numerous countrymen. Again the contradiction particular to the Pakistani society was witnessed during which Maulana Fazullah was made the new TTP chief by the extremist terror organization.
After the two years reign of terror in the scenic valley of Sawat, Maulana Fazullah was thrown out to the neighboring Afghanistan by the Pakistan Army offensive against the Talibans, killing and capturing hundreds of them in the process. Fazullah swore revenge and attacked the Pakistani forces on the latter's home ground from across the border. This process as claimed by credible Pakistani military and intelligence sources who talked to this scribe was facilitated by the Afghan intelligence with finances and logistics provided by the Indian intelligence agencies operating openly across the Pakistani western borders, inside Afghanistan in the garb of Indian "cultural centers" at Afghanistan. Now the US ignorance of the same is not comprehendible under any logical reasoning, knowing their role and influence in Afghanistan. The rationale for the US action or lack of same can be attributed to their strongest desire to see India as their regional protégé in post US/NATO withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan creating a counterweight to the Sino-Pak alliance.
The move of Fazullah becoming the TTP chief will only help create destabilization in Pakistan, which pragmatically speaking is a quid pro quo, when it comes to the Pakistanis supporting the Afghan Talibans and facilitating their operations at Afghanistan through the Pakistani mainland. However, in this bloody game of violent clandestine/covert proxy war between regional and global powers, the blood of the innocent will spill on for the time being while Pakistan Inc will hold the upper edge with the Chinese at their back and Afghan Talibans in their pockets. This assumption is also augmented by the fact that Pakistani resilience is still intact after record terrorist attacks on it's soil killing thousands of them in the process but maintaining their limitless "punishment taking ability" . The Indo-US alliance lacks the potential to sustain the backlash in post US/NATO boots on ground era where Indians will stay put or as expected out of them. Under the scenario, Indian's will have to support their Afghan hosts who mainly consists of the Karzai puppet regime and northern alliance whose forces, though defiant are still unable to contain the Afghan Taliban's assault. In short, after the departure of US forces from Afghan soil, the Indians are expected by the former to hold fort. Frankly speaking, this is least to say but a highly idealistic plan which is in vast contradiction with the ground realities in the so called AfPak region.
The US on the verge of their exit from Afghanistan realizes these ground facts but is forced to follow their Indian support policy in creating a so far non existent counterweight to the growing Chinese influence in the region being the latter's immediate suburbs. The game the US is playing is based on the cards of bluff which is diabolical in essence. Calling the bluff is only a matter of time. The energy rich region which is target of this proxy war is practically the backyard of China and it's strongest current ally Russia. With the valuable ground resources being offered to the Chinese by their time trusted Pakistani allies it is again a matter of time before the Chinese will call the US bluff to end their regional hegemony, hence curtailing the Indians back to their wholes. Since it's a matter of time and showing resilience in the face of aggression like sponsored terrorism, both China and Pakistan have proven to stand steadfast so far. The bluff will be called and the sand castles will have to fall, US and their protégé must keep that in mind..................................................
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