Dear Editor, Sub:- (i)- Imam exercised freedom of expression by inviting Nawaz but not Modi (ii)- Imam has become most important voice for harassed Indian Muslims (iii)- Thus highlighted victimization of Indian Muslims will strengthen ISIS supporters (iv)- Nawaz can further internationalize Kashmir by visiting India on Imam’s invitation and meeting separatists (v)- Separatists in J&K will exercise influence for Nawaz to visit India and meet them (vi)- Hardliners in Pakistan will pressurize Nawaz to visit India (vii)- India underestimated power of Islam and paid price through partition (viii)- Only solution for India is to go global by joining coalition forces with Indian boots on ground in NAME against ISIS. This is an age of IPL where cricketers from all the cricket playing countries come to play in India and Indians enjoy and appreciate the game of talented cricketers irrespective of their nationality. Similarity in this age of Globalization the politics of talented politicians should also be appreciated without identity of religion, class, castes, language region, nation etc. If there was one fantastic political master stroke in post Independent India then it was by BJP (and its Sangh Parivar) when it raised Ram Janmbhoomi - Babri Masjid controversy (resulting in demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992 and attended riots including 2002 Gujarat massacre in which mostly thousands of innocents Muslims lost their lives) and which has brought BJP on its own majority in Government of India (GOI) headed by PM Modi and in power in many States . Now the second political master stroke has been dealt by Imam Bukhari of Jama - Masjid, Delhi by inviting Pak PM Nawaz but not Indian PM Modi at his son’s anointment as Deputy Imam and which has a potential of equally profound implications for Indian subcontinent as given below, IF NAWAZ COMES TO INDIA in November end on this invitation :- (1)- Imam Bukhari exercised constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression by inviting Nawaz but not Modi. This is a very simple but most powerful way of expressing Imam’s displeasure and grievance against Modi whom Imam and many Indian Muslims still consider (notwithstanding law enforcing mechanism of Indian State’s position) responsible for 2002 Gujarat massacre and for neglecting Muslim interests by GOI under Modi’s leadership. (2)- To the surprise and chagrin of most of Hindus and Muslim poster boys (who are in various political parties and also appear in media etc for the purpose of giving an impression that everything is more or less satisfactory for Muslims in India), Imam with this master stroke has now become the most important voice (in addition to many other small voices) for ~ 200 millions harassed Indian Muslims. (3)- India (especially Hindus) should not forget that ISIS came in existence because governments of Sunni Muslim countries of the region (Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt etc) could not get justice to Sunni Muslims of Syria and Iraq. Sunnis are 85 % of global Muslim population and same in Indian subcontinent too. Though ISIS committed blunder in Iraq and Syria by indulging in brutalities on civilians and in war crimes (otherwise by this time ISIS would have taken entire non-Ayatollah Sunni Muslim world by ideological, religious and spiritual storm). But Al-Queda which is trying to present a moderate alternative to ISIS will not succeed in Indian sub-continent unless it establish its credentials in military matters (like of ISIS). Therefore any human rights friendly ISIS like group (with enviable military credentials as of ISIS) can still gulp Afghanistan (after US withdrawal), half (if not full) Pakistan (except Punjab and may be Sindh, in first stage) and POK and can establish ‘Islamic State of New Khorasan’ (ISNK) in this region. Therefore this highlighted victimization of Indian Muslims through Imam Bukhari will strengthen ISIS supporters in Indian subcontinent, also due to the fact that ~ 1,000 socio - religious - political leaders have reportedly been invited by Imam Bukhari on this occasion also from foreign countries including from important Muslim countries too. (4)- It is not important that - [ though most of the problems faced by Indian Muslims (as explained in Sachchar-Committee-report etc) can be solved by filing such and other writ petitions by Muslims in Supreme Court of India (SCI) for (i)- Restoring the status-quo-ante of Babri Masjid (ii)- Getting justice to victims of Gujarat 2002 massacre through writ related to Section 130 & 131 CrPc (iii)- Getting reservation laws (which are discriminatory against Muslims) repealed under Article 13 & 14 of Constitution - But Muslims are not moving SCI because they do not want to solve their problems for the reasons best known to them only (may be due to some hidden agenda of Islam which want to destroy democracy & secularism in India or even Indian State)] -What is important is the popular perception which this Imam's master stroke will create all over the world where Indian Muslims will be seen as victimized people (and in politics what mostly matters is perception and not so much the facts) (5)- For Pakistan - [which is already trying very hard to internationalize Kashmir issue, especially after India cancelled August, 25 Indo - Pak Foreign Secretaries talks on the pretext that Pak High Commissioner, despite India’s objections, met Kashmiri separatists before these talks] - this controversy created by Imam, is a windfall. PM Nawaz can further internationalize Kashmir issue by visiting India on Imam’s invitation and by meeting Kashmiri separatists at Delhi. (6)- If GOI puts hurdle in this Nawaz visit Pakistan will welcome it because it will be all the more better for Pakistan propaganda and for the internationalization of Kashmir issue by Pakistan. The BJP may try to clip the wings of Imam Bukhari by asking some Muslims to file case against him in court challenging his Imamiyat of Jama Masjid Delhi - [This case will be based generally on arguments which Asaduddin Owaisi President of ‘All India Majalis-e-ittehadul Muslimeen’ presented on TV channel on Thursday before Bukhari the younger brother of Imam Bukhari where Owaisi said that Jama Masjid New Delhi is Waqf property and Bukhari is occupying its Imamiyat illegally] - but it will not only take time to dislodge Imam Bukhari from Jama Masjid Delhi through court order but also such court case will add further fuel to the fire which is being presently spread by Imam Bukhari. (7)- India’s interpretation of PM Nawaz not meeting separatists in May, 2014 (when he came during oath taking ceremony of PM Modi) is legally untenable because it was a goodwill gesture of Nawaz in his personal capacity (but Kashmir is not a personal issue of Nawaz). It was neither informed to people of Pakistan nor to people of India that Nawaz has agreed for not meeting Kashmiri separatists due to Pak acceptance of entire J&K as integral part of India (hence separatists has no locus-standi, as per India). Because this Indian stand was not discussed in India and Pakistan at all the forums (in media too including in international media) before Nawaz came to Delhi in May, 2014 - this Indian stand is untenable as per international law (especially given the fact that Pakistan tried to take Kashmir militarily in 1947, 1948, 1965, 1971, during Kargil etc and as per media reports Islam has laid down the lives of ~ one hundred thousand Muslims for Kashmir) (8)- Separatists in J&K will obviously like Nawaz to visit India on Imam’s invitation and meet them at Delhi especially in view that it is election period in J&K and such meeting of Kashmiri separatists with Nawaz during this election period will have immense impact on the election results in J&K (also in view of the fact that people’s representatives of J&K through Legislative Council passed resolution on August, 29 urging GOI to resume talks with Pakistan). Even Imam Bukhari challenged (during TV interview on Thursday) - will India never talk to Pakistan ? (9)- It will be a miracle if Indian Kashmiri separatists (APHC etc) do not work assiduously (through their links in Pakistan) to bring pressure on Nawaz to visit India on this invitation of Imam. But most important will be the role of hardliners (in political parties, military, ISI, Jihadis, NGOs of Hafiz Saeed etc) in Pakistan in this entire matter who will pressurize Nawaz very hard to visit India on this invitation of Imam. (10)- Indians especially Hindus are pathetically incapable of understanding the influence on Muslims of Islam (which unlike other religions believes in controlling temporal power of State and politics). India grossly underestimated the power of Islam and paid heavy price through partition of India in 1947. It is clear to any perspicacious observer that presently India is again underestimating Islam. Whether Indians like it or not but the only solution left for India, as I mentioned in my earlier letters, is to go global by joining coalition forces with mainly Indian boots on ground in NAME against ISIS by taking commitment from USA & its Allies that they will work for :- (i)- Replacing veto system to voting system in UNSC based on formula commensurate with contribution of men, material and money by each member to UN and record of member’s human rights (ii)- Replacing Optional Protocol OP-1 of ICCPR with Mandatory Protocol MP-1 so that UN may intervene even militarily through UNPKF in case of serious violation of human rights in erring member countries and (iii)- Launching the mechanism of ‘International Political Parties’ (IPP) registered at UNEC. Your truly Hem Raj Jain (Author of 'Betrayal of Americanism') Bengaluru, India