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are more of puppets in that country as the Pakistan army rules the roost. Even
if the politicians want to bring peace, the Pakistan army and the ISI will not
allow that to happen. For most part of the post-independence era, it was one
or the other Army General who ruled Pakistan, the last being General Pervez

Musharraf. Hence, the Pakistan army is very powerful and if the politicians
don’t toe their line, the government is taken over by a military coup.

The only way ahead is to strengthen the political system of that country and

restrict the military to play the role of defence instead of administering the
nation. This will give way to democratic governance and through this, the

will of the people who are tired of bloodshed will force the politicians to
adopt a policy of cooperation and peace. This way, both countries can cut
down on their defence expenditures and spend more money on other social
issues. This will see the entire region blooming and only then initiatives like

Samjhauta Express, cricket tie-ups and other cultural and social exchange
programmes will benefit in uniting the people of both countries.

In conclusion, I would like to say that the relationship between India and

Pakistan is very strained and Pakistan is resorting to all kinds of cowardly
means to destabilise India. Each time, several hundred innocent civilians die

due to terrorist attacks and the resultant situation is not at all conducive to
any healthy talks. Pakistan must stop this and try to resolve the issues through
bilateral talks and only then will the Southeast Asian region be stable and

prosper.

Thank you.

Electoral Reforms (High Level Topic)

Respected GTO Sir, and my dear friends,

A very good morning to all of you. I have chosen to speak on Electoral

Reforms in India as this is a very important subject for all of us. I will be
covering this topic in four parts, namely, introduction, problems in the
electoral process, recent developments and conclusion.

Coming to the introduction, everyone in India can be proud of its