A military conflict between India and Pakistan is an “unnecessary misconception”, says Hawaii Supreme Court judge Michael D Wilson who stresses that there is much to be done in partnership by both the countries.
According to him, both the countries are facing severalother problems such as the existential threat of climate change. Nonethelessterrorism and violence cannot be used to hurt citizens in order to achieve aparticular political objective and accountability is necessary when such actsare committed, he said.
“I tend to think that the idea that there needs to be amilitary conflict in order to protect both the societies is unnecessarymisconception. With respect to terrorism, I don’t subscribe to the idea thatsomebody can use violence to hurt innocent citizens in order to achievepolitical objective. Accountability is necessary when such acts are committedand countries have to protect its citizens,” Justice Wilson told PTI.
He said India, Pakistan and Bangladesh “are not failedcountries” and there is talent and integrity in the three neighbours andso much can be done by them in partnership to tackle environmental issues.
Justice Wilson, who was here on the invitation of O P Jindal Global University VC C Raj Kumar, also gave the ‘Green Law’ lecture on “Environmental Justice and the Rule of Law: Role of the Judiciary and Judges”, organised here by the university.