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Maybe he was playing to an Indian audience and saying what it wanted to hear. The true import of US Defence Secretary Robert Gatess recent statements in New Delhi will be known only after assessing the remarks he makes during the Pakistani leg of his ongoing South Asian tour.
While in India he praised the government there for showing restraint in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. He also said it would not be unreasonable to assume that Indian patience would be limited were there to be further attacks. This argument is flawed on two counts. One, even after the heat of the moment had subsided, India did not show restraint and went out of its way to conflate terrorist organisations based in Pakistan with the operations of the Pakistani state. That argument, which may have been valid in the 1980s and 1990s, is now dated. The Pakistani state, which in the name of strategic depth once sponsored militant organisations operating on both the western and eastern fronts, now has its hands full battling the uncontrollable monster it created.
Two, Mr Gatess statement seems to sidestep the mutual annihilation that a war between Pakistan and India would all but assure. Again, equating Pakistan and its security apparatus as an institution, as opposed to the inclinations of misguided individuals with the actions of outlawed militant outfits no longer applies. India seems hell-bent on isolating Pakistan in any way possible. This outlook is an invitation to disaster.
Threats of conflict aside, the mutual distrust on both sides of Wagah now borders on the absurd. Pakistani players have allegedly been excluded from crickets Indian Premier League for reasons of politics instead of sporting ability. In apparent retaliation, a visit to India by a Pakistani parliamentary delegation has been put on ice. At a time when official dialogue, cultural exchanges and track-two diplomacy are of critical importance, both countries are being reactive instead of pooling resources to tackle problems that are mutual in nature. This one-upmanship must end sooner than later. Terrorism cannot be defeated if Islamabad and New Delhi are not on the same page.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Mutual failure
I do not agree with the above bolded section, If pakistan is maintaining terrorist organisations - LET, JUD, HUMJ or with anyother names.
These terrorists are very active in pakistan and their mosques collecting funds in full public view and still pak govt. does not take any action on them.
While in India he praised the government there for showing restraint in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. He also said it would not be unreasonable to assume that Indian patience would be limited were there to be further attacks. This argument is flawed on two counts. One, even after the heat of the moment had subsided, India did not show restraint and went out of its way to conflate terrorist organisations based in Pakistan with the operations of the Pakistani state. That argument, which may have been valid in the 1980s and 1990s, is now dated. The Pakistani state, which in the name of strategic depth once sponsored militant organisations operating on both the western and eastern fronts, now has its hands full battling the uncontrollable monster it created.
Two, Mr Gatess statement seems to sidestep the mutual annihilation that a war between Pakistan and India would all but assure. Again, equating Pakistan and its security apparatus as an institution, as opposed to the inclinations of misguided individuals with the actions of outlawed militant outfits no longer applies. India seems hell-bent on isolating Pakistan in any way possible. This outlook is an invitation to disaster.
Threats of conflict aside, the mutual distrust on both sides of Wagah now borders on the absurd. Pakistani players have allegedly been excluded from crickets Indian Premier League for reasons of politics instead of sporting ability. In apparent retaliation, a visit to India by a Pakistani parliamentary delegation has been put on ice. At a time when official dialogue, cultural exchanges and track-two diplomacy are of critical importance, both countries are being reactive instead of pooling resources to tackle problems that are mutual in nature. This one-upmanship must end sooner than later. Terrorism cannot be defeated if Islamabad and New Delhi are not on the same page.
DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Mutual failure
I do not agree with the above bolded section, If pakistan is maintaining terrorist organisations - LET, JUD, HUMJ or with anyother names.
These terrorists are very active in pakistan and their mosques collecting funds in full public view and still pak govt. does not take any action on them.
