Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (Retd)EXCLUSIVE | Why Sir Creek Matters for National Security & Economy of India? - video Dailymotion

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Sir Creek dispute between India and Pakistan has once again emerged as a major point of tension in the Indian subcontinent. This strategic and economically important tidal estuary on the India-Pakistan border has long been a flashpoint due to competing territorial claims. Former Lt Gen Ata Hasnain (Retd) joins Asianet News to explain why Sir Creek matters now more than ever — from the security implications near Pakistan’s Karachi to crucial fishing rights and untapped oil and gas reserves. The recent strong warnings by India’s Defence Minister signal a hardening stance, making this dispute a possible game-changer in regional geopolitics. Watch the full exclusive to understand the history, stakes, and what’s at risk in this unresolved border issue.  #InFocus #SirCreek #IndiaPakistan #BorderDispute #Geopolitics #LtGenAtaHasnain #AsianetNews #Security #MaritimeBoundary #ExclusiveInterview #World   🔊 LIKE ➡ SHARE ➡ SUBSCRIBE  Download the Asianet News App now!  Available on Android & iOS  👉 Android:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vserv.asianet&hl=en_IN   👉 iOS:  https://apps.apple.com/in/app/asianet-news-official/id1093450032   For More Updates:  Follow us on our What's app Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va5Bq3yKwqSLSQTxam0r  English: https://newsable.asianetnews.com/  Hindi: https://hindi.asianetnews.com/  Malayalam: https://www.asianetnews.com/  Kannada: https://kannada.asianetnews.com/  Tamil: https://tamil.asianetnews.com/  Telugu: https://telugu.asianetnews.com/  Bengali: https://bangla.asianetnews.com/  Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsianetNewsa...  Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AsianetNewsEN  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ann.newsable/  ➡ If you like our video, give us a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel to get the daily dosage of news, entertainment, sports and more.

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00:00Today I have with me Lieutenant General Syed Atta Hasnain. He is a very prominent commentator

00:06on national security issues especially when it comes to India-Pakistan relations. He is currently

00:11the Chancellor at the Central University of Kashmir and today we have connected with him to speak on a

00:17very important issue, the Serk Creek issue. It has become a renewed flashpoint between India and

00:22Pakistan General. This is something which has always remained a disputed, a contested territory.

00:26Intelligence report suggested that there is a military build-up around this region. Now this

00:32region is very strategically important because if Pakistan gains more control to this area, it will

00:37become a launchpad for Pakistan to attack India, not only militarily but also in terms of cross-border

00:43terrorism. How important do you think this region is, both security-wise and economically as well?

00:50First of all, thank you for inviting me for your program. Yes, you are absolutely correct in

00:55identifying the Serk Creek issue as a very important strategic issue for India's national security.

01:02Having said that, there are two angles to it which you have yourself identified. First, the economic

01:08angle. Any territory lost or even the territory which is supposedly, which is under our control at the

01:16moment, if we don't look after that territory, there is always the danger of the exclusive economic zone,

01:24which is linked to that territory and the control of that territory, going away from under our influence

01:31and our capability to defend it. That's an important thing because it's a huge area for fisheries,

01:37for undersea minerals and for shipping in general. So this has its own economic connotations. But more than that,

01:48even more than that, is the security aspect. You see, this is a broken area. When we say broken, it means the terrain

01:55is very difficult. It's crisscrossed by all kinds of rivulets which keep ports based upon the tight, tidal patterns.

02:03It's an estuary, basically, which has got a couple of channels which are coming in. Pakistan, of course,

02:12has extended its claim to a certain area, the eastern part of that area, to say that that entire area,

02:19it belongs to it. While India follows the international principle of any disputed territory, then it is

02:26involved especially waterways. It is always the mid-course of the current that determines what the

02:32territorial division is. Pakistan does not believe that. So it seems that the geopolitical environment,

02:42which is existing at the moment in the Indian subcontinent, is the issue which has brought the

02:49Sur Creek problem into prominence at the moment. Pakistan has found a newfound strategic importance

02:57in the international community based upon President Trump's sudden love for Pakistan, so to say.

03:06Whatever he has against India seems rather peeved about it and it seems that we will have to live

03:12with this during his presidency. I, for one, initially did perceive that this was a temporary aberration,

03:18but it seems that we got to live with it. Now, with Pakistan having found such favour,

03:23it seems that Pakistan is attempting to test the waters. It's not necessary that they may do anything

03:30particular here, but just by carrying out certain overtures like building up your infrastructure or

03:36moving some troops into that area, they are testing our responses to see what is the possible way that

03:43India is going to respond. And they're also looking for international backing and potentially a small

03:49action which may lead to the US back in Pakistan for it. So this is a kind of a testing of the waters of

03:55the strategic environment at the moment.

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