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    PM accused Pak of not doing enough to book the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.
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    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he does not know whom to deal with in Pakistan noting that the Army was the most powerful force in that country and that it was virtually wielding power.

    "I think the most element force in Pakistan is the Army... We have to recognise that the power today virtually rests with the Army...I do not think whether we have a partner right now," he said, adding, "I do not know whom to deal with."

    Singh also accused Pakistan of not doing enough to bring to book the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks observing that a "friendly" government there would be equally determined to tackle terrorism and take the case to its logical conclusion. "That is not happening," he said.

    "No, they (Pakistan) have not done enough," Singh told CNN in an interview taken in New Delhi and aired minutes before the Prime Minister arrived in Washington on the first State Visit of the Obama Administration.

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    Asked if he believed the Pakistani Army was serious in tackling terrorists, Singh said he is not certain if the military will take on those elements.

    "There is democracy. We would like democracy to succeed and flourish in Pakistan, but we have to recognise that the power today virtually rests with the Army," he said.

    The Prime Minister said he does not think that India has a partner in Pakistan today.

    "I do not think whether we have a partner right now. I think, when General Pervez Musharraf (was the President) I was to ask him and he said well I am the Army, I represent the armed forces, I represent the people. Now I do not know whom to deal with," he said.

    Claim that Madam Gandhi Created Bhindrenwale is a Lie!By: ABC | 26-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward Indira Gandhi had one and only one meeting with a dissident Akalidal Leader. She neither encouraged him to pickup arms against anyone nor she sent him to any terror training camp. Politicians routinely meet dissident leader, especially these days of coalition politics. Bhindrenwale even ridiculed her by calling her "a Brahmin's Daughter" since he didn't get what he expected from her. We meet several people in our daily lives. Some of them may commit a crime, a suicide or even turn into a terrorist leader. One unrelated encounter doesn't make us responsible for any of those acts. Unfortunately, by mere repetition, a lie becomes the reality for the credulous. Another of the smears you often hear is against Panditji for saying Indo-Chini Bhai Bhai. Calling an adversary, a brother or a friend is 'diplomacy'. There is not a single US President since WWII who didn't refer to his Soviet/Russian counterpart, a personal friend!
    Truth can be a bitter pillBy: Harinder Singh | 24-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward Where do the Sikhs go to get justice for the genocide of 1984? The justice system of the world's "largest democracy" is a joke.
    Haven't You Gone to Bhindrenwale?By: ABC | 25-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward So much anguish for the Sikh victims, deservingly so! What caused the riots? Were they unprovoked or was it a 10 years of bottled frustration? Indians respect Sikhs (for a good reason) and many took advantage of it by blatantly supporting and indulging in terrorism. Every life is precious. But that applies to Hindu lives too!
    Haven't You Gone to Bhindrenwale?By: amar_jkp | 26-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward 10 yrs of frustration ? this show the dirty Hindu mind of justifying the genocide .
    Who is dirty?By: ABC | 27-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward Rs. 100 crore was given to Sikh victims and you're still complaining. What did the Hindus that were killed and raped by Sikhs get?
    Riots ???? when did they happen or ethnic cleansing, genocide, holocaust of sikhsBy: livia | 24-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward the word riots is softplay. human rights reports clearly show it was ehtnic cleansing, holocaust, genocide of the sikhs.
    Indian democracyBy: ravjeet singh | 24-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward dear fellow boarders, Please read the constitution of india. In Article 25, it states that Sikhs are part of Hindu religion. so where is freedom of religion. It is same as a hindu being called a muslim and has to do everything under the Muslim law like marrying under the muslim law. A sikh has to register marriage under Hindu marriage act while before independence there was a differnt Anand Marraige act for Sikhs. Even after 25 years you want to wipe history. So stop teaching about your historical characters of independence, stop teaching history at school. My friend Bobby you dont know the other side of the coin and all the politicians including Sikh politicians they will all play and a normal man will always suffer.
    Your sentiments are legitimate!By: ABC | 26-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward Gandhi's biggest issue in South Africa was that Hindu Marriages were not recognized by British. But your grievance was no excuse for the 10 year orgy of rape and murder of Hindus and Madam Gandhi's assassination!
    Was PM roaming in search of answer so far? By: Balbir Singh Sooch | 24-Nov-2009 Reply | Forward 'I don't know whom to deal with in Pakistan: PM Has PM gone to USA President Mr. Barack Obama to get the question solved as to with whom he should deal in Pakistan? Isn%u2019t really so?
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