Pakistan has limited options with respect to the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, after India abrogated Article 370 and re-organized the former state into two Union Territories. Only India’s depleting diplomatic capital due to this issue and over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act can help Pakistan, a US Congressional report said.
The report by Congressional Research Service said that:
“Given also that Pakistan and its primary ally, China, enjoy limited international credibility on human rights issues, Islamabad may stand by and hope that self-inflicted damage caused by New Delhi’s own policies in Kashmir and, more recently, on citizenship laws, will harm India’s reputation and perhaps undercut its recent diplomatic gains with Arab states such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE”.
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Saying that the diplomatic isolation of Pakistan has reduced its capability to raise the issue, effectively, the report said:
“Many analysts view Islamabad as having little credibility on Kashmir, given its long history of covertly supporting militant groups there. Pakistan’s leadership has limited options to respond to India’s actions, and renewed Pakistani support for Kashmiri militancy likely would be costly internationally.
Pakistan’s ability to alter the status quo through military actions has been reduced in recent years, meaning that Islamabad likely must rely primarily on diplomacy”.
The report cautioned India against its depleting diplomatic capital.
Pakistan has been helplessly trying to raise the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, since the past seven decades. An expert on the issue said that Pakistan is “running around like a headless chicken”.