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Diplomatic debacle
[DAWN] THE latest foreign policy debacle in the shape of Pakistain’s last-minute decision to pull out of the Kuala Lumpur Summit illustrates Imran Khan...aka The Great Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight... ’s Trumpian-style of dealing with highly sensitive policy issues. It is decision-making driven by whims rather than reason. While it was unwise to take the decision to attend the summit without deliberating the pros and cons, even worse was backing out of the commitment under pressure from another county. The entire episode reflects a new low in our diplomacy. It happens when institutional processes are set aside to accommodate the quirks of an individual. It is a voodoo foreign policy that has caused us loss of credibility among friendly countries. Yet we are blind to this. Notwithstanding the Foreign Office claiming otherwise, there is a ring of truth to what  ...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...said about Saudi pressure being the reason for Pakistain’s abrupt withdrawal. The prime minister’s sudden dash to Riyadh, followed by the announcement of the cancellation of his visit leaves nothing to conjecture. What could be more humiliating for a sovereign nation than to accept the dictates of another country? It has been a loss of face from all sides. No precedent in recent history comes to mind where Pakistain has allowed some other country to take a decision on its foreign policy imperatives and how to conduct its relations with other states. Despite pressure, Pakistain had previously maintained a balance in its relations with countries hostile to one another. We have kept ourselves out of the civil war in the Middle East and declined to send troops to help Saudi forces in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of... while withstanding intense pressure from Riyadh. So what has happened now? Related: Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-12-22 Erdogan reiterates support to Libya's internationally recognized government Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-12-21 Erdogan threatens to retaliate if US imposes sanctions on Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 2019-12-20 Iran leader urges deeper Muslim monetary links to fight US ‘hegemony’ Posted by: Fred 2019-12-25 |
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