ISLAMABAD – Chinese state media gives a blow to India over blamingIslamabad and Beijing for terror attack in IOK, It has been revealed.
An article published in the nationalistic tabloid *Global Times* —affiliated to the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) People’s Daily —dismissed New Delhi’s assertions.
“Without solid evidence, India has long accused Pakistan of sponsoringterrorist attacks by JeM and other militant groups and China of providinguncritical support for Pakistan,” the article said.
It asked a question: “Instead of simply blaming other countries, especiallyPakistan and China, shouldn’t the Indian government make moreself-introspection on its anti-terrorism policy?
“As for the issue of listing Azhar, Beijing has reiterated its standseveral times that New Delhi should provide solid facts and proofs forbanning Azhar.”
The article added that China has reason to cautiously handle the issue.“Observers worry that blacklisting Azhar could be used by India to increaseits military pressure on Pakistan, thus risking exacerbating tensionsbetween the two countries.”
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It also dismissed the argument that by blocking India’s bid to proscribeAzhar, China was supporting terrorism.
“Citing China’s refusal to support the bid to have Azhar blacklisted by theUN, India in recent years has aggressively blamed China for allying withPakistan in shielding terrorists. It disregards the fact that as a victimof terrorism itself, China has pledged to support the internationalcommunity’s anti-terrorism efforts and stands ready to work with India andall other countries to fight terrorism,” the article said.
“Blaming Beijing and Islamabad for the terrorist attack will arouseIndians’ anxieties over neighbouring countries. A tough stance by the BJPgovernment may help the ruling party win more support. But this will riskanti-terrorism cooperation being sabotaged for the political interests ofparties in India.”
Blaming Pakistan and China could also disrupt the anti-terrorism effortsunder the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which admitted New Delhiand Islamabad in 2017, the *Global Times* said.
