Unprecedented floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan and the UN Secretary General has appealed the international community to contribute liberally to alleviate Pakistan’s miseries in this hour of need. India has done well in offering assistance to Pakistan despite the fact of ‘not so normal’ relations between the two countries. The UN Secretary General has urged all countries to bury their political and ideological differences and help Pakistan in coping with floods and India has lost no time in acting accordingly. Islamabad has reciprocated New Delhi’s goodwill gesture.
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s wise counsel that in times of natural disasters, all of South Asia should rise to the occasion and extend all help to the people of Pakistan needs serious consideration and implementation by the countries of South Asia as a whole. It is high for Government of India to come out with the proposal of establishing Regional Water Hub to tackle the water-related problems of South Asian countries as an extension of proposed India Water Hub.
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