Tuesday 7 February 2017

Kuwait’s trump card on visa

The issue of US ban on seven Muslim nations and strictness on Pak citizens is still hot in the entire world and meanwhile one more nation Kuwait (itself a Muslim nation) has also banned the entry from five Muslim nations. Kuwait has cancelled the visa issuing process for the residents of Pakistani, Syrian, Iraqi, Afghani and Iranian origin. Such decision of Kuwait has confirmed the issue raised by India that Pak has become the safe shelter for terrorism. As per the local newspaper 'Sputnik News' Kuwait has taken such big decision to stop terrorism in its own nation. It means that citizens of Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran including Pakistan can't enter Kuwait now. Kuwait has stopped the tourism, trade and tourist visa with these five nations. Kuwait is the only nation who had banned the entry of Syrian citizens much before the Trump administration's ban on Muslim nations. Kuwait cancelled the visas of all Syrian citizens in the year 2011. It means that the initiative taken by the Trump administration was already incorporated by Kuwait. However, the Kuwaiti action against Pakistan was a little bit surprising due to good relations between them. As such the question arises whether Kuwait took this step under the US pressure or supported the Indian stand for so long? It can't be denied that Kuwait is struggling hard with the Islamic terrorism for a long time. The current Kuwaiti action shows that the Islamic terrorism has created internal problems even in the Muslim nations. The same indications were visible in the joint declaration by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prince of Abu Dhabi Al Nahyan, visiting New Delhi on the occasion of the Republic Day on 26th January. Are these incidents indicating the new polarization on the globe against the Muslim nations providing shelter to the terrorism? Banning Pakistan supports the fears of India that Pakistan is behind all the terrorist incidents happening in various parts of the country including Jammu & Kashmir. Kuwaiti ban on Pakistan is an alarm bell for it. Other liberal nations may also take action against the nations sponsoring the terrorism like Kuwait.
Anil Narendra

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