The murder by lynching of a Muslim man in Dadri, UP in India on suspicions that he had eaten beef has, quite rightly, become a huge controversy. As India exposes the world to its own frailties and shortcomings, the instinct among many Pakistanis will be to feel a sense of vindication. This is understandable. India has escalated violence along the Working Boundary with Pakistan in recent months, at a time when Pakistani troops have been engaged in the most rigorous anti-TTP operations since the tumour of our past sins was manifest.
India has spurned Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s repeated overtures to engage in a conversation to help normalise the region. Perhaps worst of all, India’s official tone and attitude has descended to the level of a common, ratings- and follower-obsessed social media troll. It is easy for Pakistanis to see the various problems in Indian society and feel a certain sense of schadenfreude.
Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue
