NEW DELHI – Indian government’s support for Baloch sub-nationalists hasbeen on the rise. That New Delhi is openly supporting the SeparateBalochistan movement by spreading anti Pakistan propaganda throughout theworld is very much evident.
New Delhi is using newly-created forums like the Hind-Baloch Forum to gainsupport of anti-Pakistan elements, create unrest in the Balochistanprovince and project the issue at the international level to createimpediments for CPEC projects. As an effort to move the Balochistan issuecentre-stage, Baloch separatist leaders mostly visit New Delhi and Kabulwhere they are hosted and taken care of.
New Delhi opposes infrastructure development and standard of living inBalochistan to improve because this would then solve its local problems andmake it more of an integrated and stable part of Pakistan. Modi’sIndependence Day speech and the cascade of hyper-nationalist commentaryfollowed by frequent stage managed incidents involving Pakistan have shownthat the Hybrid War against Pakistan was continuing.
The malicious and unprecedented anti-CPEC campaign unleashed by India withthe aim to scuttle the project and deprive Pakistan of its benefits,nevertheless, is not delivering.
In the latest development, India inaugurated the office of Free Baluchistanin New Delhi on June 23, 2018. A ceremony was held to inaugurate theoffice, which was attended by around 50 plus Indians. The inauguration ofthe office materialized after meeting of BJP’s ex-MLA, Vijay Jolly, with adelegation of Free Baluchistan Movement (FBN) at London during May 2018.
The Free Balochistan Movement (FBM) activists discussed Pakistan’s allegedinterference in Kashmir/ impact of CPEC on the region and Indian delegationagreed to accelerate their support.
Reports in the Indian media stated that Indian intelligence will arrangeseminars at the office and foreign journalists/ diplomats will be invitedto highlight the so-called “atrocities of Pakistan in Balochistan”.Reportedly, the office will be run by Dr. Naila Baloch.
Earlier, the Indian government had established the Hind-Baloch Forum inIndia with Pawan Sinha the President of the forum while Swami JitendranadSarswati its General Secretary. On June 20, 2017, the forum organised itsfirst event, a seminar titled “How Indian can play a role in the freedomstruggle of Balochistan” at Hotel Howard Plaza, Fatehabad Road, Agra.
Speakers on the occasion included Maj Gen (retd) G 0 Balohi, ex RAWdirector Col RSN Singh, Pushpendra Kulshrestha, bureau chief of a local TVchannel, and Govind Sharma, Gen Secretary, Ganga Mahasabha. The forum isnow planning more such activities.