Below are the quotes from Sameer Patil,
Sameer Patil, fellow for National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism Studies at Mumbai think-tank Gateway House, tells Firstpost, “Modi’s speech must be viewed in the context of Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit’s comments on Kashmir on 14 August. The reference to Balochistan was a counter to what Basit had said.”
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Meanwhile, Patil explains that although Pakistan has always alleged India’s involvement in Balochistan, to manage “perceptions of the region internationally, India will have to keep talking about Balochistan and the struggle of the people there. This is a game India will have to keep playing, in order to puncture Pakistani propaganda on Jammu and Kashmir.”
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