Smarting under India’s rising stocks in a region that has traditionally stood by it in past crises, Pakistan has launched an aggressive diplomatic campaign to enlist the unequivocal support of Gulf nations on Kashmir and recover its status as their most coveted South Asian partner. Much of Pakistan’s dismay stemmed from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain’s decision on August 24 to separately confer their highest civilian awards on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a leader Imran Khan had been trying to present as the chief tormentor of Kashmiris.