International diplomacy is more about hypocracy and double standards, than creating a honest perception of the reality.
Take Kashmir for example. The Kashmiris who complain about high handedness by India, rarely speak a word about the pathetic conditions in which the Kashmiris of the Pakistan Occuppied Kashmir lives. At least on our side, they have a democratically elected Government, the per capital aid given by Centre is much higher than for any other state (it is another matter that the corrupt Kashmiris have swindled most of it, but that is not new if you were to take any part of India - it is a national malaise) and they even have their own flat and their lands are protected (no non kashmiri can buy a land in Kashmir). Contrast this with the life of the POK Kashmiris. They live like vermins, have no fundamental right, are harassed and neglected by the mainstream Pakistanis. But no one hears about this, do we?
Everyone talks about Israel's blockade of Gaza. Condemnable as it is, why is it that no one talks about the sealing of the Rafa border by the Egyptians? Egypt is a muslim country, and they can easily open the borders to ease the perils of the Palestines? But they dont? And why is it that no muslim country talks about this, but talks only about Israel's blockade?
During the end of last century, US and the Western countries were waxing eloquent on the need for Asian countries to stop protectionist activities and open up the economy for global trade. Globalization was the mantra they chanted, that will lead to ultimate nirvana for the 'poor' third world countries. Now, the shoe is on the other foot. US and Europe are in deep recession, and are resorting to blatant protectionism - like Obama threatening tax on companies that outsource to US senators taking a pledge to buy only US made goods. We were told to tighten our belt, reduce subsidies, stop handing out doles to public sector companies to reduce the fiscal deficit by the World Bank. The same World Bank is quiet when US and Europe pumped in billions of Dollars to support the broken greedy Banks. Why cant they have allowed the market economy to play in this case - survival of the fittest is the motto of capitalism, isn't it?
