Rising Militancy in South Asia and MENA
Probing a little deeper suggests that the South Asia, Middle
East and North Africa are rich in agriculture, minerals and the oldest route
for on-land as well as sea trade. That was the prime reason these areas were occupies
as colonies.
The strategy of occupiers was ‘divide and rule’ and the occupation
was driven by underlined objectives of crusades, attempting at getting control
on trade, particularly maritime trade.
The living examples are construction of
Suez and Panama Canals, occupation of areas on the coastal lines and fueling of
conflicts on the basis of religions and sects.
The old and most deadly are the encounters between the
followers of three religions, Jews, Christians and Muslims. Often Jews and
Christians joined hands against Muslims because of Quaran, which declared the
previous Holy Books null and void, as these had been tempered very badly. This
divide continues till today and the most contentious issue remains occupation
of Jerusalem by Israel. The city has the highest spiritual attachments for Jews,
Christians and Muslims.
Most of the present day sovereign states located on the
coastal line have remained subservient to super powers. With the discovery of
oil and gas in the region the first effort was to get control on production and
transportation of crude oil and then on its refining facilities. Though, Saudi
Arabia is often said to be the largest producer of oil, its production and
logistics are virtually controlled by the aliens. Oil facilities of Iraq and
other countries have also been virtually taken over by the United States under
the disguise of NATO forces. Efforts have been going on to get control over
Iranian oil but the country has survived under the worst sanctions for nearly
thirty two years.
Getting control over movement of ships in the Indian Ocean
are also centuries old. In modern days it is evident that pirates are fully
funded and supported by the contenders aiming at controlling movement of ships,
especially carrying crude oil. Historically, the joint navy of some European
countries has been overseeing the movement of ships but lately United States
controls the strings. The other contenders are China and India, which are very
active evident from construction of Gwadar port in Pakistan by China and
Chabahar port in Iran by India. Construction of both the ports is aimed at
developing the shortest and most cost efficient route to Central Asian
countries, which are also rich in oil and gas.
Sabotaging Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) and promoting Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India
(TAPI) is also the brainchild of diabolic thinking of the United States. One of
the prime concerns of India was safety of pipeline passing through Balochistan
but it has hardly expressed its apprehension about Afghanistan, under constant
state of war since USSR attack, for almost four decades. Some experts say that
the uprising in Balochistan is funded by the external forces, which want to get
control over the area.
Tough, the West has been behind rising militancy in the region;
it is becoming growingly evident that the militants get funds, arsenal and
training from those who wish to intensify the conflict to achieve their
ulterior motives. Some cynics go to the extent of saying that if Taliban was
the brainchild of CIA, many such factions are operatives under different names in
almost all the Muslim countries. They also say that CIA often uses these
mercenaries to achieve its own objectives.
