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Imran hails India?s independent foreign policy centred on people
02 Apr, 2022
Two days ahead of his impending defeat in the no-confidence motion, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan lauded India’s foreign policy while inaugurating the Islamabad Security Dialogue on Friday.
Contending that Pakistan?never had an independent foreign policy at the time of Independence as it faced a lot of problems back then, he reasoned that this led to the country developing a “dependency syndrome”.
Khan affirmed?that his country participated in the Jihad against the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan and the War on Terror only due to the financial assistance offered by the US.
“In the 80s, we said that we are against foreign opposition. After 2000, we said that the resistance after (the end of) foreign occupation is terrorism. The country took a 180-degree turn and violated its own principles,” he added, emphasising that the country’s foreign policy must?give?priority to the national interest.
On this occasion, Imran Khan also tried to highlight the relative success of the foreign policy pursued during his tenure as the PM. He claimed, “We refrained from bloc politics. We made decisions taking into consideration what is best for the 22 crore people of Pakistan. It should not be the case that we should take another position after receiving a direction from somewhere”. Khan’s focus on foreign policy assumes significance in the wake of his accusing the US of conniving with the opposition in a bid to dislodge the PTI-led government. However, the US has flatly denied the charge of interfering in Pakistan’s internal affairs. (Courtesy Republic World)
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