Srinagar, Dec 26: Farooq Abdullah, the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, issued a warning on Tuesday, saying that in the “absence” of political dialogue, the Union Territory would suffer the same fate as Gaza, which is at war with Israel. Additionally, he exhorted the leaders of Pakistan and India to engage in dialogue in order to resolve their bilateral problems. The President of the National Conference quoted the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, saying, “We can change our friends, but we cannot change our neighbours.” Both will advance if we continue to be cordial with our neighbours. The leader of the NC stated that PM Modi also stated that “dialogue should be the means of resolving the issue” and “war is not an option at this time.”Farooq questioned Pakistan and India, two nations with nuclear weapons, asking, “Where is the dialogue?” “Where’s the conversation at? With Nawaz Sharif poised to take over as Pakistan’s prime minister, there is talk that the country is “ready to talk” with India. But why are they not prepared to speak? “Kashmir will suffer the same fate as Gaza and Palestine, which are being bombed by Israel, if we do not find a solution through dialogue,” he threatened. Just a few months before the Kargil War broke out, in 1999, former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee paid a visit to Pakistan. During an unexpected visit to Pakistan in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Nawaz. The reason for the strained relations is Pakistan’s persistent attempts to send terrorists into India. Indians have been in constant pain and indignation since the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. India-Pakistan relations took a severe hit in 2019 following the repeal of Article 370. The most recent remarks made by Farooq Abdullah were made a few days following the murder of four soldiers in a terror attack on an Army Convoy in the Poonch area.
