Power hungry Turkey has been serving its corrupted interests in India by
funding the extremist groups in sensitive parts of the country says a report
unfolded by the Hindustan Times. But is it only limited to its thirst for
influence in South Asia?
If not best of friends,
India and Turkey were not exactly what we call enemies for each other. Both the
countries are entirely different in the way they function and have completely
different interests. It was only last when the stable bilateral relations between
the two countries had become sour. In 2019, India had strongly opposed the
unilateral action by the Turkish military in Syria and urged to restraint such
provoking movements. Even though there was no immediate response but the smell
of a strained relationship was in the air. Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan got his chance to speak when India revoked the controversial article
370 from the state of Jammu and Kashmir, known for land struggle with Pakistan
and terrorist activities.
The Turkish president
had compared struggles of Kashmiri people to that of Turkish ethnicity when
they fought foriegn domination on their land. He said, “Kashmiri people have
suffered for decades and their sufferings have increased following unilateral
steps taken in recent times.” India bluntly asked Turkey not to get involved in
personal affairs. This was the end to years of cordial friendship between both
the nations.
Cut to 2020, Turkey has
become the hub to majority of the anti-India activities in India. As per the
details uncovered by the reports in the past few days, Turkey strongly wants to
hold an influence on South Asian muslims in its greed for dominance over the
Islamic nations. The report claimed that not only has Turkey funded CAA
protests that saw a lot of disturbance in the country for months but also has
been supporting sepratist leader in Kashmir Syed Ali Shah Geelani, for several
years. To think that these activities and heavily involvement of Turkey in
India is only for influencing the muslim population seems a little far fetched.
There is a deeper interest here. Though there is no doubt that Anakra wants to
dominate the Ottoman belt and the South Asian region, the motive seems to be
dependence. Erdogan wants to feel powerful. Turkey, despite its various attempts,
is unable to feel the power that nations like the United States, China, Russia
or the United kingdom holds. If we go back, we will realise that these
so-called powerful countries offered their shoulder to the less privileged
countries a few years back and that established themselves in the guardian’s
role.
For Russia, it is Syria. We know that Russia commands Syria in more than
one way. Similarly, for China, it is Pakistan, Sri Lanka and now Nepal. It is
not any religion that China is promoting but it just wants power. If we talk
about the US, we already know that it's powerful enough to announce sanctions
over different countries and selfishly serve its greed. Not to forget, Iraq,
Sudan, Yemen are being taken care of by America. But Turkey does not have a
baby. It might have all the means but there is no one to take care of and
hence, Turkey turned right to India. India is struggling as it is. There is an
economic downfall, there are communal issues, protests with the center’s
decisions and dissatisfaction among people with regards to the development.
Turkey may have thought that this is the perfect situation to step in.
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