Essay on Diplomacy War Against Terrorism for UPSC : Terrorism is a global problem. In this day and age, almost every country is affected by this menace either directly or indirectly. Some nations support it: some condone it while some completely ignore it. Each country has its own way to deal with this global problem. From small countries like Israel and Ireland to bigger ones like US and Russia, terrorism is a challenge faced by the governments of all countries. Today, war is not confined to any powerful nation. Each and every country today is fighting a war against terrorism which is turning to be a menace for the mankind. The growing terrorism calls for a diplomatic answer from the world.
Essay on Diplomacy War Against Terrorism for UPSC
Terrorism
is a global problem. In this day and age, almost every country is affected by
this menace either directly or indirectly. Some nations support it: some
condone it while some completely ignore it. Each country has its own way to
deal with this global problem. From small countries like Israel and Ireland to
bigger ones like US and Russia, terrorism is a challenge faced by the
governments of all countries.
Today,
war is not confined to any powerful nation. Each and every country today is
fighting a war against terrorism which is turning to be a menace for the
mankind. The growing terrorism calls for a diplomatic answer from the world.
Doing war is easy, but countering terrorism in non-violent and peaceful manner
is required. It is time to conduct a diplomacy war against terrorism instead of
going berserk about fighting back terrorists with the same tactics as employed
by them. The key to success in the global war on terrorism today is diplomacy.
Terrorists across the globe conduct acts of terror to get their voices heard.
Sometimes terrorism is a pursuance of politics through other means. Terrorism
thus can be considered as an instrument in the hands of weaker people in the
war against the stronger systems like governments.
The
9/11 terrorists attacks shook the foundation of USA. It was an act conducted by
Al-Qaida to tame down the strongest nation. The day questioned the security
measures of not only America, but all the nations. Using the means of
technology, Al-Qaida proselytise its message to the people of the world.
However, USA took it to its stride and played tactfully and created an
intersection between terrorism and diplomacy. USA today stands strong with all
the nations that are weak but willing to uproot the underlying conditions that
allow terrorism to flourish. Each country today has different set of
regulations to fight terrorism. But diplomacy is the most fundamental
instrument to ensure convergence between these regulations. It can only be done
if a common understanding prevails to fight terrorism. Commitment and sustained
efforts are required to fight back this evil. India being a democratic nation
holds its head high to fight back terrorism with diplomacy. The hostile
relation between India and Pakistan over the issue of Kashmir is a known fact
globally. And the hatred has certainly grown over the years. Pakistan has now and
then, directly or indirectly supported terrorist activities against India. But
the Uri attack by Jaish-e-Mohammad in September 2016 which killed 18 Indian
soldiers has been strongly condemned worldwide. The Modi government has taken
this despicable attack very seriously. Post this attack, India has garnered
global support to expose the terror state of Pakistan. At the UN General
Assembly, India openly called Pakistan a 'terrorist state'. It has also accused
Pakistan of conducting 'war crimes’ against India through its 'long standing
policy'. Modi and his government are now open about its public policy of
diplomatic isolation in regard to Pakistan at the international level. Pakistan
is giving shelter to many India focused militants. With the facts also in hand,
the Pakistan has not made any effort to control these terrorists groups or has
ever tried to maintain cordial ties with its eastern border neighbor. Isolating
Pakistan with diplomacy has been in stride of India with various developed
countries and neighboring countries coming in its support. The cancellation of
19th SAARC summit which was to be held in Islamabad was a diplomatic slap
across Pakistan's face. India's decision to pull out of the Summit was
supported and endorsed by other member nations - Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Maldives following suit. This isolation of one nation in
any regional organization is uncommon and unprecedented. India has further
exposed Pakistan in different forums, but has been vocal about expressing its
disappointments about the muted response of organizations like European Union
about the Uri attack.
India
has also been a key influencer in getting Pakistan isolated from other
countries. It has been the first time that the Pakistan based terror groups
like LeT and JeM have been named openly during the 2017 BRICS declaration held
at China. Modi raised the issue of terrorism and the BRICS leaders joined him
in expressing their will to fight terrorism. This is a big win for India in
terms of diplomatically isolating Pakistan. The inclusion of Pakistan's terror
groups in the declaration is also indicative of the changing equations between
Pakistan and China, with the latter not showing favoritism towards the former
as before.
PM
Modi has taken various international platforms to express the need to weed out
terrorism and also share crucial details regarding the terror groups operating
out of Pakistan and his efforts have certainly paid off. Recently, US refused
to give $ 350 million military aid to Pakistan citing insufficient action taken
against the dreaded Haqqani terror network. The country's increasing isolation
is due to the special charisma of Indian Prime Minister Modi who has managed a
political and diplomatic coup for India. India under the leadership of Modi is
all out and about to diplomatically isolate Pakistan.
Be
it India, USA or any other country, only sustained efforts will result in long
term benefits. It is high time that nations understand that diplomacy and
police work can tackle and thwart terrorist attacks more effectively than
precision air attack. Terrorism is a weed which needs continuous and sustained
efforts by countries of the world. Diplomatic isolation is the right path to
bring in a terror-free nation. Zero tolerance towards terrorism and
organizations and nations supporting it shall be condemned in all aspects to
have a sustainable and safe future. Modi's diplomacy will continue to serve as
the backbone to counter terrorism in multi-faceted aspects such as military
power, intelligence, law enforcement and economy.
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