BRICS declaration, a diplomatic win for India: Stephen Tankel

Roul says China may have agreed to this list of groups only because ETIM , IMU or Islamic State names are mentioned in it.

For India it was a diplomatic win at the BRICS summit following a declaration on terror groups including those operating with the blessings of Pakistan. The question now is whether China would go that extra mile and advise Pakistan to clamp down on terror groups operating on its soil.

OneIndia caught for a brief chat with Stephen Tankel on this issue. Tankel is is an assistant professor at American University and was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment in the South Asia Program. He is also the author of the renowned book, 'Storming the World Stage: The Story of Lashkar-e-Tayiba.

Tankel says, "this is clearly a diplomatic win for India, even if China is still unlikely to pressure Pakistan as much as New Delhi or Washington wants it too. While diplomatic statements like this one won't trigger a serious crack down in Pakistan on LeT or JeM, every ounce of international pressure helps."

Animesh Roul, Executive Director of Research at the New Delhi-based Society for the Study of Peace tells OneIndia that no doubt it is a visible shift on China's part where Pakistan is concerned.

Roul says China may have agreed to this list of groups only because ETIM , IMU or Islamic State names are mentioned in it. So, it is balanced list of groups that pose a threat to BRICS countries and the world at large. India should not be overwhelmed about Chinese agreement on Pakistan based groups and should not expect more at UNSC.

However, it is too premature to conclude that Beijing would infleunce or force Pakistan immediately to act against these groups named in the declaration.

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