Bad to even worse: On India-Pakistan ties

In another round of tit-for-tat manoeuvres, India, followed by Pakistan, has actually decided to cut in half the strength of diplomatic objectives in each other’s capital. The federal government’s decision, communicated in a démarche to the Pakistani Chargé d’affaires on Tuesday, follows the ill-treatment and torture of Indian workers published in Islamabad, in clear offense of their diplomatic rights. Pakistan’s contention was that the 2 men apprehended were bring phony currency, but it is more likely the action was an action to arrests and the expulsion of 2 Pakistani High Commission authorities accused of espionage last month, who were likewise taken into custody by Indian security officials. New Delhi likewise accused Pakistan High Commission authorities of maintaining “links to fear organisations” as a reason for its decision. While expulsions of diplomats are not unusual in between nations as hostile to each other as India and Pakistan are, this is the first time such a step has been taken