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Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Thursday termed the rising wave of Hindutva or Hindu nationalism a \u201cmatter of deep concern\u201d for the international community, including the United States.<\/p>\n
Addressing the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly, the premier linked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s ideology of Hindu nationalism with Canada\u2019s recent allegations against India pertaining to the killing of a separatist Sikh leader<\/a> on its soil.<\/p>\n \u201cThese ideologues of Hindutva, they are becoming emboldened in a manner that they are now going beyond the region,\u201d PM Kakar said, highlighting that the \u201cunfortunate killing\u201d of the Sikh leader \u201cis a reflection of that ominous tendency\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cBut for obvious economic and strategic reasons, many players in the Western capitals chose to ignore this fact and reality.\u201d<\/p>\n PM Kakar also emphasised Pakistan\u2019s continued desire for peaceful relations with India, underscoring that \u201cour quest requires reciprocal sincerity by the Indian government\u201d, according to state-run Radio Pakistan<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n However, he said measures taken by India in 2019<\/a> in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir had pushed the entire region into a dark alley.<\/p>\n Kakar expressed the concern of both the government and the people of Pakistan regarding the worsening human rights situation in held Kashmir, which includes attempts by the BJP government to alter the demographic landscape of the occupied region.<\/p>\n The prime minister urged the US administration to use its influence with the Indian government, emphasising that the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute, in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, was indispensable for liberating South Asia from perpetual instability.<\/p>\n PM Kakar also reaffirmed Pakistan\u2019s commitment to maintaining robust relations with both the United States and China, while emphasising the country\u2019s steadfast refusal to engage in any camp politics.<\/p>\n The prime minister underscored Pakistan\u2019s firm belief in the imperative connection between peace and stability in its neighbourhood and the advancement of economic prosperity and social development.<\/p>\n He stated, \u201cIn this vein, our earnest desire is to foster peaceful relations with all neighboring countries and those beyond the region.\u201d<\/p>\n He also asserted Pakistan\u2019s readiness to collaborate with the United States and all like-minded partners who share the vision of a harmonious and prosperous world, where cooperation prevails over conflicts.<\/p>\n\u2018Not desirous of any camp politics\u2019<\/h2>\n