As the sun rises over Washington next week on Monday, the Prime Minister of Pakistan will step foot in the White House for the first time to meet his counterpart, the President of United States. This meeting is expected to be a rebuild in relations between the two countries, which since the Trump administration has roughened to a certain extent. Though it might be a difficult task to rebuild relations when there are certain nervous issues that will be discussed including Afghan Peace Process, China & CPEC and Iran; if there were to be any two individuals in the world that could achieve the impossible, the above mentioned two men of power surely can.
There's much similar about the two individuals. Both of them started outside of politics and made a name for themselves. While the Prime Minister had a successful sports career and is regarded as one of the best cricketing all-rounders of the game, the President made billions in business and entertainment. Much has been said about the two and their social life, the scandals and accusations, their political philosophy but unfortunately it has been narrated in a negative way more often than not.
Now, domestic politics aside, the two leaders have done an impressive job in the foreign relations.
The current President of United States is the first ever President of the United States to step into North Korea, the President has also kept China in a bit of a messy situation, that too after a long time. On the other side, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has in a time span of a year strengthened relations with Russia, outplayed India by the four way peace talks for the Afghan Peace process that include United States, Russia, China & Pakistan.
Though, there are always two sides to a picture, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has not had a bad encounter on the international level with anyone in this one year since he has taken office, the President of United States does have a tendency to not reciprocate too kindly, if he does not like his counterpart.
The same does apply to the character of Prime Minister of Pakistan. The underlying fact is that these two individuals decide the fate of a meeting a personal level. In simple words, for the meeting to be a success, if the two leaders manage to establish a good personal relation, that would mean a positive outcome.
The atmosphere is setting for a positive meeting as recently Pakistan arrested a controversial figure and straight after his arrest President of United States tweeted of that arrest and celebrated it. Is this an indication for what is to come? We all hope so, but it all depends on how the two "vibe" with each other, they do have a lot in common to talk about if they so choose.
While, critics would term this as unprofessional and disloyalty to the office, it is important to note that politics is about how you deal with people, nationally and internationally. It's a game that has to be played at a personal level and while the issues concerning the two countries are of immense importance and relate to not bilateral but regional issues. It would have been comforting to have a dialogue based on merits of policy, but as history shows us, the two countries have tried that approach and it has seldom worked, and the chances of that technique working in the present day are far less due to the magnitude and the variety of issues that are present in front of the two governments.
In a matter of days, this famous or infamous meeting, depending on the outcome, will take place and it will have a lasting impact on the future for both the nations. Either way it goes, these two leaders will be remembered in the history of relations between these two countries, as they have the power to take the relationship to new heights and even new lows.
There's much similar about the two individuals. Both of them started outside of politics and made a name for themselves. While the Prime Minister had a successful sports career and is regarded as one of the best cricketing all-rounders of the game, the President made billions in business and entertainment. Much has been said about the two and their social life, the scandals and accusations, their political philosophy but unfortunately it has been narrated in a negative way more often than not.
Now, domestic politics aside, the two leaders have done an impressive job in the foreign relations.
The current President of United States is the first ever President of the United States to step into North Korea, the President has also kept China in a bit of a messy situation, that too after a long time. On the other side, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has in a time span of a year strengthened relations with Russia, outplayed India by the four way peace talks for the Afghan Peace process that include United States, Russia, China & Pakistan.
Though, there are always two sides to a picture, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has not had a bad encounter on the international level with anyone in this one year since he has taken office, the President of United States does have a tendency to not reciprocate too kindly, if he does not like his counterpart.
The same does apply to the character of Prime Minister of Pakistan. The underlying fact is that these two individuals decide the fate of a meeting a personal level. In simple words, for the meeting to be a success, if the two leaders manage to establish a good personal relation, that would mean a positive outcome.
The atmosphere is setting for a positive meeting as recently Pakistan arrested a controversial figure and straight after his arrest President of United States tweeted of that arrest and celebrated it. Is this an indication for what is to come? We all hope so, but it all depends on how the two "vibe" with each other, they do have a lot in common to talk about if they so choose.
While, critics would term this as unprofessional and disloyalty to the office, it is important to note that politics is about how you deal with people, nationally and internationally. It's a game that has to be played at a personal level and while the issues concerning the two countries are of immense importance and relate to not bilateral but regional issues. It would have been comforting to have a dialogue based on merits of policy, but as history shows us, the two countries have tried that approach and it has seldom worked, and the chances of that technique working in the present day are far less due to the magnitude and the variety of issues that are present in front of the two governments.
In a matter of days, this famous or infamous meeting, depending on the outcome, will take place and it will have a lasting impact on the future for both the nations. Either way it goes, these two leaders will be remembered in the history of relations between these two countries, as they have the power to take the relationship to new heights and even new lows.
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