Although there is a question of the legitimacy of a military government that came to power through a coup d'état, that is, according to the standards of Western countries, a military government is an illegitimate regime and an elected government is legitimate, but in the current situation in India, it is obviously impossible to elect a new government.

More importantly, the negotiations cannot be delayed.

Over the next few days, the United Nations Security Council held several meetings, mainly to discuss the legitimacy of India's military government.

What conclusions can be discussed?

The result was clear: after concessions from the United States, Britain and France, the Security Council adopted, in principle, a resolution for negotiations between the military government on behalf of India.

In fact, it is a disguised recognition of the legitimacy of the military government.

Of course, the next step is to vote in the UN General Assembly.

It's just that this matter can be relieved.

The key remains to negotiate an armistice with Pakistan.

On the 110th day of the war, senior representatives of India and Pakistan made their first official contact at United Nations Headquarters to determine the issue of Amritsar first.

What's the problem?

Who will run Amritsar.

Although, in principle, the Pakistani authorities have long stated that they have no intention of encroaching on Indian territory and will withdraw their troops from India proper once an armistice is reached, humanitarian relief operations in Amritsar have only just begun, and relief supplies are being sent to Amritsar through Pakistan.

In addition, the distribution of relief supplies in Amritsar was also carried out by private companies recruited by the Pakistani authorities.

Let the Pakistani army immediately withdraw from Amritsar?

Obviously, this is not possible.

In response to this issue, the Pakistani authorities also explicitly mentioned it.

If the Indian military government insists on the withdrawal of Pakistani troops from Amritsar, it is not impossible, but Pakistan will no longer undertake any actions related to humanitarian assistance, that is, the rescue operation in Amritsar will be the sole responsibility of India, and Pakistan will not participate.

How can this work?

As a result, the five permanent members immediately objected to this proposition after the Pakistani authorities put forward this idea.

With the situation in India, will the military government be able to carry out humanitarian aid missions?

In fact, the Indian military government's control is limited to the New Delhi area, as well as the northwest region of India, and the rest of the country has long been chaotic.

If nothing else, Mumbai is controlled by another military force.

Because the military government is not in control, even if it is willing to undertake humanitarian relief operations, there is no way to get supplies to the refugees.

In fact, given the circumstances at that time, the Security Council would not have been relieved to hand over the supplies to the Indian military government.

Why?

If it falls into the hands of the Indian military government, I am afraid that it will be divided up immediately.

In response to this, the Chinese authorities have made their position clear.

If it is necessary to distribute relief materials through the Indian military government, Huaxia will vote no in the vote, that is, the materials used for humanitarian relief can also be used by the army and become war materials, so that the Indian military government can gain the confidence to carry out military adventures.

After going around in a circle, I returned to the starting point.

However, the Indian military government has said that it will not agree to allow the Pakistani army to remain in Amritsar, even if it is for humanitarian relief operations.

Why?

According to the terms agreed at the previous meeting between the two sides, Pakistan's withdrawal of troops from Indian territory is a precondition for the talks.

In addition, it is also about the situation in India.

Put simply, it is only after the withdrawal of Pakistani troops that the military government can gain more support and be qualified to negotiate an armistice with Pakistan on India's behalf.

If Pakistani troops remain in India, it will be difficult for the military government to negotiate an end to the conflict to gain sufficient support, so that even if a ceasefire is negotiated, it will inevitably be attacked and even subverted by nationalist forces in the country.

Another coup d'état?

Obviously, that's unthinkable.

At least, so far, the Indian military government has shown great sincerity on the issue of an armistice, correcting the mistakes made by the former prime minister.

To put it bluntly, the Indian military government is at least willing to negotiate an armistice.

Someone else?

If it is a nationalist force, then there is no need to talk about it at all.

You must know that the former prime minister is the representative of the nationalist forces.

The withdrawal of Pakistani troops from India, then, becomes a key issue.

After several rounds of consultations, the two sides finally reached an agreement on the issue.

That is, after the conclusion of the first round of negotiations, the Pakistani army withdrew from Amritsar, while the Indian military government declared Amritsar a demilitarized zone.

To put it simply, the Indian military government sent administrative staff to Amritsar only in a symbolic way, nominally ensuring that Amritsar remained under the control of the central government, while the actual administration was carried out by the previously established self-governing council.

In addition, security in Amritsar is the responsibility of the private sector.

It's just that the negotiations are stuck here.

Why?

Who will pay for the hiring of a private enterprise, that is, a "Angu" company.

Before that, it was the Pakistani authorities who covered the costs, after all, the Pakistani army surrounded Amritsar and had to help thousands of refugees.

But after the withdrawal of Pakistani troops, is there any reason for Pakistan to bear the costs?

The attitude of the Pakistani authorities is also very clear.

Now that the Pakistani army has been evacuated from Amritsar, Pakistan will no longer bear any costs related to policing and humanitarian relief.

To put it bluntly, if the Indian military government wants to take care of it, it will take care of it to the end.

The problem is that the Indian military government simply can't come up with the money.

You know, Amritsar has millions of residents, plus the influx of *** from other places, the population is more than 10 million, and maintaining law and order requires at least thousands of security personnel, and the monthly expenditure is up to tens of millions of dollars, hundreds of millions of dollars per year, India simply does not have so much money.

Even if there is, it cannot be used in Amritsar.

This is where the problem becomes more complicated.

Borne by the United Nations?

Clearly, the United Nations has already paid $2 billion for humanitarian relief, so how can there be any reason to continue paying for security in Amritsar?

In fact, the United Nations is not rich.

Requesting assistance from other countries?

Even if some countries are willing to provide assistance, it will only solve the needs of the short term, not the long-term.

In fact, few countries are willing to provide assistance.

So what to do?

Because of this issue, the negotiations almost broke down.

Fortunately, at the last minute, the United Nations offered to pay for half a year's costs in advance and then seek international assistance.

As for half a year later, that's half a year later.