Since the dispute over Jammu and Kashmir’s territory, Pakistan’s Charge d’ Affaires has raised a protest with the other participants.
In a recent turn of events, Islamabad’s top strategic partners, China, Egypt, and Oman, chose not to attend the G20 meeting held in Srinagar. Pakistan’s Charge de Affairs (CDA) to India lodged a protest with the countries that participated in the event, expressing discontent over their attendance in the disputed region. While Pakistan had lobbied with Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries to boycott the meeting, the majority of nations attended, highlighting the significance of the G20 platform. China, Egypt, and Oman were the notable absentees, while India successfully hosted 59 international delegates from May 22 to 24.
During the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar, Pakistan’s CDA expressed dissatisfaction with the countries that attended the event in the Valley. Pakistan had urged OIC countries to boycott the meeting, citing Jammu & Kashmir as a disputed territory. However, only China, Egypt, and Oman heeded this call and abstained from participating. Egypt and Oman were among the nine countries invited by India as guests for the upcoming September G20 Summit. Notably, although Turkey and Saudi Arabia were represented by travel industry representatives, their official participation was absent.
Representatives from several OIC countries attended the G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar, despite Pakistan’s efforts to discourage their presence. Nigeria sent its deputy high commissioner and three delegates from the high commission, Bangladesh was represented by its high commissioner, the UAE had one official and two travel industry representatives in attendance, and Indonesia sent an embassy representative. Adding to the disappointment of China and Pakistan, the United Nations was represented by its Headquarters, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Despite Pakistan’s lack of jurisdiction in both the G20 and Srinagar, as emphasized by India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ summit, Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visited Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) on May 23. During his address in Bagh, he criticized the Narendra Modi government for hosting the Srinagar event while expressing gratitude to China, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey for seemingly boycotting the G20 meeting. Zardari accused the Indian government of maligning Pakistan and the Kashmiri people. It is worth noting that China was the only country that publicly announced its boycott of the Srinagar meeting, citing the region as a “disputed territory.”
The success of the G20 event in Srinagar can be attributed to the significant contributions made by various entities. Apart from the Jammu & Kashmir administration, led by lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha, the G20 secretariat, the tourism ministry, and national security agencies played crucial roles in ensuring the smooth conduct of the event. Their collective efforts ensured that the meeting took place incident-free, enabling fruitful discussions on global tourism strategies.
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