Abdul Basit Alvi
The G20, or Group of Twenty, is a forum of the world’s major economies that convenes annually to discuss and address pressing global challenges. In 2023, Delhi hosted the G20 summit, where leaders from 19 countries and the European Union came together to deliberate on critical issues facing the planet. The G20 Delhi 2023 Summit’s resolution contains of four Pillars. One of the most prominent and urgent issues discussed at the G20 Delhi 2023 summit was climate change. The resolution recognizes the existential threat posed by climate change and reaffirms the commitment of the G20 nations to the Paris Agreement. Leaders agreed to implement concrete measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, transition to clean and renewable energy sources, and support vulnerable nations in adapting to climate impacts. The resolution also emphasizes the importance of biodiversity conservation and sustainable land use practices. The global economy has faced significant challenges in recent years, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The G20 Delhi 2023 resolution prioritizes economic recovery and resilience. Leaders pledged to support inclusive and sustainable economic growth, reduce inequalities, and enhance global economic stability. Measures to strengthen healthcare systems, ensure equitable access to vaccines, and promote digitalization as a driver of economic growth are central to the resolution. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for global cooperation in addressing health crises. The G20 Delhi 2023 resolution recognizes the importance of enhancing global health security and preparedness. Leaders have committed to improving healthcare infrastructure, ensuring equitable vaccine distribution, and strengthening international collaboration to prevent future pandemics. The resolution also emphasizes the importance of addressing mental health challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. Leaders pledged to advance social and economic inclusion, gender equality, and access to education and healthcare. The resolution underscores the importance of reducing poverty, promoting decent work, and investing in sustainable infrastructure. Additionally, it recognizes the significance of partnerships with non-G20 countries and international organizations to achieve these goals. Now come to another point. The above mentioned objectives and goals suits for civilized leaderships and countries whereas India and its leadership are quite opposite. India, so so-called world’s largest democracy is involved in severe human rights violations. Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right that is essential for a thriving democracy. Severe concerns have been raised in India about press freedom and the stifling of dissent. Journalists, activists, and citizens have faced threats, harassment, and even violence for expressing their views or criticizing government policies. The arrests of activists and journalists on charges such as sedition have drawn international attention and criticism. India has religious and cultural diversity but it has also been a source of tensions and conflicts. Incidents of religious violence, discrimination, and hate crimes have raised concerns about the safety and rights of religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians. While the world leaders were busy in G20 and on the other hand Human Right violations were going on against minorities, their properties and worship places. Muslims and minorities shrines, mosques, businesses and properties were attacked by extremist Hindus during those days. Media showed number of videos and pictures about these malicious attacks. There have also been concerns about religious conversion laws and the impact on freedom of religion. Gender-based violence and discrimination remain significant human rights challenges in India. Despite legal protections, incidents of rape, domestic violence, and gender-based harassment persist. The #MeToo movement in India highlighted the prevalence of sexual harassment and abuse across various industries. Additionally, concerns have been raised about the low participation of women in the workforce and their unequal access to opportunities. Access to quality education and healthcare is a fundamental right, but it remains a challenge for many in India, particularly in rural and marginalized communities. Disparities in access to education and healthcare services have a profound impact on the lives of millions. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated these disparities, with many struggling to access medical care and educational resources. India is home to a significant number of indigenous communities, often referred to as Adivasis. These communities have faced displacement from their ancestral lands due to development projects, mining, and industrialization. Land disputes and inadequate compensation have resulted in the loss of livelihoods and cultural heritage for many indigenous people. Human rights violations in India remain a matter of concern, and addressing these issues is essential for the country’s continued progress and reputation on the global stage. Ensuring the protection of freedom of expression, religious freedom, gender equality, access to education and healthcare, and the rights of indigenous people are vital steps toward a more just and equitable society. The world should continue to watch as India grapples with these challenges and works toward upholding the principles of human rights and social justice. India’s Human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir, Manipur and Assam are in front of the world. Unfortunately, now India is in hands of a fundamentalist Modi and his Hindutova which have a very strict ideology against minorities. There mentality can be observed by the statement of Shankersinh Vaghela, Former Gujarat CM, “Godhra train burning was preplanned & executed for Modi BJP’s electoral victory in 2002 assembly elections – Only RSS knew Karsevaks were in that train and in that particular coach. The fire was set from inside, not outside. Then the attitude of India with its neighbors has always been worst. Its interference in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal is not hidden. India has been engaged in spying activities and has been hosting and facilitating the terrorism actives in Pakistan. India has also been conducting false flag operations against Pakistan. False flag operations have been a contentious topic in geopolitics, often associated with covert activities designed to manipulate public opinion or provoke military responses. While allegations of false flag operations have been leveled against several nations, it is crucial to approach these claims with skepticism and a commitment to seeking the truth. A false flag operation refers to a deceptive tactic wherein a nation or entity carries out an action while disguising its true identity, making it appear as though the operation was conducted by another party. The primary goals of such operations are to manipulate public opinion, create pretext for military action, or deflect blame from the actual perpetrators. False flag operations typically involve a high degree of secrecy and subterfuge. The United States was accused of orchestrating the Gulf of Tonkin incident, which played a significant role in escalating U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The alleged attack by North Vietnamese patrol boats on U.S. Navy vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin provided the justification for the U.S. Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, effectively authorizing military intervention in Vietnam. Although not executed, Operation Northwoods was a plan developed by the U.S. Department of Defense to stage false flag attacks, including terrorist acts, to provide a pretext for military intervention in Cuba. The plan was never implemented but highlights the potential for such actions. In past, India wrongly blamed that some Pakistan-based terrorist groups were involved in attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001. This incident led to heightened tensions and a military standoff between the two countries. However in reality the attack was a false flag operation conducted by Indian intelligence agencies to justify its military response. Following terror attacks in Uri (2016) and Pulwama (2019), India wrongly accused some group of Pakistan of being responsible. Pakistan, in turn, denied involvement and raised questions about the evidence presented by India, and strongly referred it a false flag operation. After Pulwama drama, India conducted airstrikes in Balakot, Pakistan, while claiming to target militant centre. While India portrayed this as a preemptive strike against terrorism, Pakistan claimed it was a false flag operation to divert attention from domestic issues. The ground realities also confirmed that it was a false flag operation. Recently, another false flag operation was conducted by India in Occupied Kashmir. According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), a Colonel, a Major and a DSP of the Indian Army were killed in an alleged encounter in Anantnag, reports are coming out that this incident was carried out in the style of India’s past false flag operations. It should be noted that the former governor of Occupied Kashmir, Satya Pal, had also hinted at such false operations in the past few days. The incident also refers to incidents like the 2002 Gujarat incident and the 2019 Pulwama attack, in India, such incidents are used to garner votes in elections. Speculations have started in India about a retaliatory attack on the Pakistani army, these speculations are only aimed at garnering public support and votes. This failed attempt began with a fake encounter and culminated in the death of its own soldiers. According to the sources, in view of the Indian elections, the Modi government has started sacrificing its own citizens and military officers, the evidence has proven that India wants to achieve nefarious political goals by repeating the Pulwama drama once again, as well as the international media. It has been proved by numerous reports and audio-video evidences that Indian forces are achieving political ambitions by spreading terrorism along the Line of Control. A few days ago, the killing of 5 Indian soldiers in the Rajouri sector was also a failed attempt to shine a light on Modi’s politics. It has been India’s efforts to divert attention from its internal problems by continuously violating the ceasefire so that the war situation on the LoC could be escalated. Still, the photos and videos prove that the situation in Occupied Kashmir where the drama is being staged is completely normal and India is aimed to pave the way for nefarious adventures against Pakistan. It should be remembered that recent incidents of violence against Christians and Muslims also took place in Manipur and Haryana, BJP is trying to get electoral benefits by giving ethnic angle to these incidents. India is currently presenting a conflicting narrative about Occupied Kashmir, with the killing of Indian soldiers clearly contradicting claims of normalcy in the valley. Then again come to G20. India tried to hide the truth and realities behind holding G20 in Dehli. Posters have appeared in Srinagar, urging the G20 heads to put pressure on Modi-led Indian government to stop slow-motion massacre of people in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and resolve the Kashmir dispute according to the United Nations resolutions. “It is not possible for India to go to the moon or to the depths of the ocean to escape from the just solution of the Kashmir issue.” The meeting of the leaders of the G20 countries was held in the capital of India, New Delhi. In which, apart from the presidents of Russia and China, the heads of other member states participated. There were also representatives of important countries talking about peace, justice, development and equal human rights in the world. Due to the non-resolution of the Kashmir issue, the future of two and a half million people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is becoming more and bleaker and the people of the state occupied by India have been forced to live a life of worst slavery. The Government of India has turned the occupied state into a prison where freedom, human rights and social justice remain a dream. Development, prosperity and lasting peace in South Asia cannot be compromised until the Kashmir issue is resolved through a free, fair and impartial referendum in accordance with the resolutions passed by the United Nations. The Indian government, which is trying to show the so-called secular democratic face of India to the world in the G20 summit, is nothing but a mischief and deception. The world knows that on August 5, 2019, the Indian government has taken extremely irresponsible and illegal steps in the UN-recognized disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir and has proved itself as an aggressive force there. India has completely failed to assert its sovereignty over Jammu and Kashmir even by using all its military might. The world has neither recognized Jammu and Kashmir as a part of India nor endorsed the worst unilateral actions of August 5, 2019. On the contrary, even today, the world has the most serious concerns about the Indian government regarding the Kashmir issue and the serious situation of human rights there. This is why recently Amnesty International along with four other international NGOs wrote a letter to the “G20 countries” on 24th August 2023 asking India to end its human rights violations in Kashmir. Urge the release of human rights activists, journalists and political prisoners. In the past, several heads of G20 member states have emphasized the need to resolve the Kashmir issue peacefully through mutual dialogue according to the will and intention of the Kashmiri people. These countries include China, Japan, Russia, Germany, Turkey, Indonesia, South Africa, Malaysia and many other countries. The current Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, Kofi Annan, Ban Ki-moon and others have also recognized the international controversial status of the Kashmir issue and emphasized its peaceful solution. Former South African President Nelson Mandela said in September 1998, “We are all concerned that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir should be resolved through peaceful negotiations and are ready to give all our strength to resolve it.” Former Japanese Vice Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata said on July 4, 1995 that “Kashmir is a thorny issue and unless India takes the initiative to resolve this critical issue, peace in South Asia will remain a threat.” President Vladimir Putin said on 3 December 2004 that “India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir issue in the interest of peace in South Asia and the rest of the world.” Similarly, German Foreign Minister Annalina Bierbock said on October 7, 2022 that “Germany has a role and a responsibility regarding the situation in Kashmir. Therefore, we strongly support the role of the United Nations to find a peaceful solution in the region.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said that we are in favor of a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue and international law in the region. We have always said that we are in favor of a just solution to Kashmir. Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Geng said on May 1, 2023, “The Kashmir dispute should be properly and peacefully resolved in accordance with Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements under the UN Charter. Indonesian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Tyoko Faizasia said on August 7, 2019, “The Indonesian government hopes that the warring parties will reduce tensions, engage in dialogue, and use diplomatic means to resolve the Kashmir issue.” World Bank’s former president, James W. Wolfensohn, said in February 2005 that “peace and stability in South Asia will not be restored until Pakistan and India resolve the Kashmir dispute amicably.” Internationally renowned academic, Professor Stanley Wolpert of the University of California, LA wrote that “there can be no lasting stability in the region unless the Kashmir conflict is resolved peacefully and justly as soon as possible.” P. Chidambaram, one of India’s veteran diplomats, a graduate of Harvard University and former Home Minister of India, said on 31 July 2016, “If India loves Jammu and Kashmir, referendum is the only option. India can’t divert the attention from the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir by holding conferences and will ultimately have to give them the right of self determination. Pakistanis should not be worried on the proposed corridor to India as a corridor cannot be built on the sea. The sea tunnel from UAE to Mumbai is just an election stunt. This tunnel will not be built even in the next twenty years. The route of Europe passes through Pakistan, Pak-China Economic Corridor is a natural route that has become a reality. A tunnel of about two hundred kilometers from Gwadar to Oman will also be built under the CPEC to connect the Gulf countries. The CPEC Economic Corridor is a natural route in which the transport of goods is expected to be much easier, faster delivery, and less expensive, and this is the purpose of creating a new route, while there is no such thing in the G20 route. As there is no frequent loading/unloading from the ship, due to the long G20 route, it seems more expensive and more difficult than the sea route. The main cause of unrest and inflation is Pakistan’s corrupt politicians and bureaucrats as well as Pakistan’s judicial system. Pakistan will continue to move forward. Then there is another fact that that most of the heads of state participated in the G20 gone to India using Pakistan’s airspace. India is running away from realities. The voices are rising from within India which says that India should talk with Pakistan instead of increasing conflicts. Recently Indian Congress Leader Saifudin Soz has also said that BJP led Indian Government should not stand with lies and false propaganda. He said that innocent people are being killed in Kashmir and these things will not go in right direction by doing false propaganda. He suggested that Indian PM should say that we want to live peacefully with Pakistan and these killings should be stopped. This step will not degrade India. He said that the doors should be opened for dialogue for addressing the core issues of poverty etc. Then India has also proved itself as international terrorist. Recently, Canada expressed fear of India’s involvement in the killing of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nagar. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that Canadian intelligence has identified a link between Hardeep’s death and the Indian government. He said that this matter was raised with Indian Prime Minister Modi in the G20 meeting, the involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a citizen on Canadian soil is against our sovereignty. On the other hand, the relationship between India and the Canadian government has become more strained, Canada has also ordered the Indian diplomat to leave the country, while the head of the Indian intelligence agency RAW in Canada has been deported. It should be noted that pro-Khalistan Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Najar was shot dead in Canada on June 18. Against the killing of Hardeep Singh, Sikhs also held protests all over the world including London. Readers, the reality of Modi led BJP Government is in front of the world. India can never ever be successful in its nefarious actions against Pakistan. G20 route is just a political stent and these grapes will remain sour until India stop doing Human Right violations against Minorities, stop killing the voice of Kashmiris and provide them right of self determination. History clearly shows that no country can progress before quitting nefarious actions against neighbors and rectifying from within itself.
