Has Pakistan Managed To Ruin India’s Ties With OIC Countries Over J&K Issue?
Of late, Pakistan has been struggling to attack India on the issue of J&K in international fora, a policy it has pursued for decades. Pakistan has redoubled its efforts after the revocation of Article 370. At the UN, Pakistan, backed by China, has failed to move the UNSC and has been shouting hoarse on violation of human rights of Kashmiris. At the OIC foreign minister’s meeting in Abu Dhabi in 2019, India’s External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj was invited as a guest of honour, leading to much frustration in Pakistan and a boycott of the plenary session by the Pakistani foreign minister, where Swaraj delivered her address. Pakistan had tried its best to get Swaraj disinvited but failed to do so.
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Muhammad had made some egregious remarks against India on J&K. This led to India retaliating by reducing palm oil imports from Malaysia. Mahathir was ousted thereafter and…