A few weeks back, a thought provoking article was published in Jakarta Post (Indonesia’s largest English daily) in which the author compared East Timor dispute to Kashmir.
Soon after getting its independence from Portuguese in 1975, East Timor was occupied by Indonesian forces. The conflict continued for 24 years leaving hundreds dead. In 1999, a UN sponsored referendum took place where the overwhelming majority voted for Independence from Indonesia.
September 11, 2001 (famously known as nine-eleven) changed the world profoundly – The quantum shift in global priorities forced Pakistan onto a vastly different track especially with regards to its foreign policy. One of the apparent casualties due to this transition has been the dilution of Pakistan’s stance on Kashmir conflict coupled with the steep slip of this priority from the agenda of other global power houses.
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