UAE mediates intelligence India-Pakistan peace plan: report

At the end of February, India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire agreement. On February 25, a joint statement was issued by the Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the two countries. Now a report claimed that the ceasefire was an important step in the intelligence negotiations that have been mediated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

According to Bloomberg’s report, on the condition of anonymity, some officials said that the ceasefire is just the beginning of a big roadmap. Officials say intelligence negotiations in the UAE’s arbitration began months ago.

What will be the next step in Indo-Pak relations?

The report says that within 24 hours of the India-Pakistan joint statement being issued, the Foreign Minister of the UAE visited India. In this meeting held on 26 February, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed discussed “regional and international issues of common interest” with his counterpart S. Jaishankar.

Officials say that the next step in this process will be the decision of the two countries to send the High Commissioner again to each other’s capital. In 2019, when India abolished Article 370 and abolished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan opposed it. After that the High Commissioner was called back.

According to the report, after this, the most difficult thing will be done, which is negotiation on trade and agreement on Kashmir.

Many indications of UAE’s role

The UAE has a historical trade and diplomatic relationship with India and Pakistan. Apart from this, under the rule of Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, the country has started playing a big role in international affairs. The UAE is strengthening its political alliances in the Middle East as well as in Asia.

According to Bloomberg’s report, there have been many indications of UAE’s role in the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan in the last few months. In November 2020 Jaishankar met bin Zayed. In December next month, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met bin Zayed.

Nearly two weeks before the announcement of 25 February 2021, the Foreign Minister of the UAE spoke to Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan over the phone. The report says that ‘regional and international issues were discussed in this conversation. A few days before the announcement, India had approved Imran’s aircraft to use its airspace to travel to Sri Lanka.