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Beyond binaries

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s decision to resume contact with Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of a multilateral gathering in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and ask the foreign secretary to start talking to senior officials in Islamabad was widely expected. Discerning ....Read more

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Beyond binariesBy: huchhi | Thursday , 18 Jun '09 21:57:34 PM Reply | Forward What is the purpose of talking to Pakistan if it is not acting on the so-called 'talks' regarding containment of terrorism emanating from its soil? Firstly, India should not succumb to any pressure tactics from US as it is using Pakistan army's stage-managed war against terror in its hinterland to fulfill its own self interests. India should have the diplomatic spine to tell the US that it would not care to US pressure tactics, come what may and if still US starts playing dirty, it should tell US that it too has got many tricks in its bag to create problems for US in this part of the world. As Pakistan is using Indian bogey to amass its army near the International border

No wisdom in talkingBy: Ranjan | Thursday , 18 Jun '09 20:55:04 PM Reply | Forward I dont agree with the views expressed in the editorial.It once again proves that we are spineless people and would chicken out when the time comes for confrontation.We have a whole list of babus who will invent words to mislead an angry public than justify it.INdian diplomats and polticians failed miserably to encash the restraint that india showed by not carrying out military strikes against Pakistan.India should have never given up the demand to handover LeT leaders to india under exixting SAARC provisions.No extardition treaty is needed for that.Policy of no dilaogue at any level unless culprits handed over would have been best option.India had been guitly of enhancing the credibilty of Pakistan by holding talks and, therefore, multipying its ability to cheat the world.There is no wosdom it is sheer US pressure.India once again has been made laughing stock of this world.186 innocent lives lost am waiting for next attack.I see pakistanis laughing.

Put pressure on the army suppliersBy: Anish Tripathi | Thursday , 18 Jun '09 13:01:55 PM Reply | Forward India is a tiger that has convinced iteslf that it is a mouse (not even a cat), and gues what, the world knows it. We need a simple law to be brought out, that any company in the world that does business with the Pakistani army, it and all its affiliates will can never ever do business in India, with the government or otherwise. See how that will set the cat amongst the pigeons. Reach out to the beleaguered Pakistani civilian leadership (who are powerless minions) and the people who are suffering (by sending them aid, or at least announce it and keeps the truck ready at Wagah). Hurt the army for hurting us. Start by banning Thuraya, the middle east based company that provides all the sat phones used by the army and the terrorists. We have to use our economic muscle, and reach out to the people of Pakistan and hurt the army. Watch how US will also squirm, as American companies will suffer the most.Does UPA-II have the guts????

Consider Indian interests first, American and Pakistani interests laterBy: R.Kannan | Thursday , 18 Jun '09 12:26:01 PM Reply | Forward We need to consider Indian interests as paramount. Americans are still funding Pakistan's war on India by giving it money which is used to fund terror activities in India. So long as India refused to talk, US put a little pressure on Pak as a result of which there have been no terror attacks on India. Post 26/11, Pakistan has shifted its army to the Indian border and has repeatedly made provocative statements threatening to attack India. Just because the Pak army is making some drama about fighting some militans, it does not mean anything as far as India is concerned.India should, in fact, be considering a complete halt of all relations with Pakistan including trade and diplomatic. If US puts pressure, we can tell them that US needs to decide if it wants to be friends with India or Pak. Lack of courage in doing so is dooming us to more terror attacks.

ConcernBy: George P. Joseph | Thursday , 18 Jun '09 10:32:04 AM Reply | Forward It is pertinent to remember that on the very day the New UPA Govt. got into power, across the boarder Pakistan also showed its concern by attacking Indian Jawans and made killings at the level of top brass of the Indian Defense. They are ever ready for such binaries if India wishes to carry further. They don't bother the time to time Missile testing of Indian Defense but they want to experiment theirown at Indian Borders. Whoever of the Pakistani spokesman, they are implying it always.

How will Talking to Pakistan Help?By: Somak Goswami | Thursday , 18 Jun '09 8:04:44 AM Reply | Forward How many, many times have we "resumed" talks only for it to end in tears, and more innocent civilian deaths, later on?What is the point of "talking" with someone like Zardari who has no real power? But then, everbody knew this how it will end up - after the Mumbai attacks, India will posture a lot but do nothing, US will make sympathetic noises but will continue to work only against the Taliban, and sooner or later India will come around to talk and party with Pakistan again. Hafiz Saeed is roaming free, there is no news of the likes of Zarar Shah and Pakistan has once again got away scot free after claiming 181 innocent Indian lives.And what of the US that always encourages for talks and more talks? How long did it talk to the Taliban for after 9/11?If military action is not the solution, then pointless talks isn't either. Let us not insult the the innocent victims and martyrs like Hemant Karkare.