tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post2463638828490586414..comments2024-03-01T13:51:47.721+05:30Comments on Reality, one bite at a time: India’s Pakistan problem is Pakistan’s problem tooSiddharth Varadarajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721228307097170092noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-56682475775425935542008-12-07T02:00:00.000+05:302008-12-07T02:00:00.000+05:30In the mean time a bankrupt pakistan is busy buyin...In the mean time a bankrupt pakistan is busy buying IL78 mid-air refuel tankers from Ukraine and 100 anti- radar missiles from BrazilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-31464043597433776412008-12-06T06:22:00.000+05:302008-12-06T06:22:00.000+05:30If US is so accurate about its abilities to precis...If US is so accurate about its abilities to precisely locate terrorists before shooting missiles then why not India outsource that work to the US predator drones<BR/>or maybe buy some drones and do the same as US instead of mobilising the entire army ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-37468017912017267352008-12-05T16:24:00.000+05:302008-12-05T16:24:00.000+05:30Mr. VaradarajanAs this is the first time I am visi...Mr. Varadarajan<BR/>As this is the first time I am visiting this site I must first of all thank you for your articles which I regularly read in The Hindu.<BR/>On reading this article a possible course of events occurred to me upon which I would like your opinion.<BR/><BR/>Suppose India did move troops towards its Pakistan border. Pakistan would then retaliate by diverting a large portion of its army from the Afghan border to its India border. Would this not leave political space for the United States to more openly and actively pursue Al Qaeda militants into Pakistan as Pakistan itself can no longer claim to be addressing the problem? If the United States does manage to strike decisive blows which cripple the Al Qaeda India would surely benefit from the damage to the organizational structure of the terror network. Additionally this would provide India the precedent and excuse for similar action of its own.<BR/>I am aware that such a course of events involves a large number of variables any of which could prove calamitous. However incoming President Obama in what many consider one of the mistakes of his campaign did speak of pursuing terrorists into Pakistani territory. In view of the fact that he might find himself hamstrung w.r.t other issues such as the economy, Iraq and Gauntanamo it is possible that this may be his best opportunity to gain credibility early in his tenure and thus provoke him to act decisively.<BR/><BR/>Would it be worthwhile for India to trigger and then attempt to manage such a chain of events?kamikaze kontikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07622361350425686015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-34427938161597874282008-12-05T09:15:00.000+05:302008-12-05T09:15:00.000+05:30So much is said and discussed about the perils of ...So much is said and discussed about the perils of terrorism on US interests everywhere but who does really care about India's interests. If US can strike inside Pak why can't India ? Should India wait for another attack ? How is it the evidence of Pak's involvement in terrorism in India so far, is not as strong as evidence of terrorism against US by Pak based terrorists ? <BR/>And as in this <A HREF="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_events/task,view/id,1676/" REL="nofollow">discussion by Pak. journalist</A>, if both India and Pak have both privately agreed to a "face saving" formula on Kashmir then this terrorist attack is going to be a setback to that progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-11402064373733118602008-12-04T06:36:00.000+05:302008-12-04T06:36:00.000+05:30Hi SidNot sure if you read the op-ed by Robert Kag...Hi Sid<BR/><BR/>Not sure if you read the op-ed by Robert Kagan in the Washington Post yesterday. Appending the link below and i think he has suggested a very intelligent option on how to handle Pakistan. Just going back to your article, i think it is wishful thinking on our part if we expect the Pakistan's establishment to act on its own creation that it wants to sustain.<BR/><BR/>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/01/AR2008120102438_pf.html<BR/><BR/>Please let me know your thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-43750781207634130142008-12-04T02:01:00.000+05:302008-12-04T02:01:00.000+05:30Civilian leadership serves at the pleasure of its ...Civilian leadership serves at the pleasure of its Pak Military. Nothing is going to change that fact, besides "fear" of their demise. Like Armitage threatened to bomb them back to stone age after 911. Anything else like talk , hold hands etc.. is mid day dreams of deluded people that stems from their mental impotence .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-64471740347147182412008-12-04T01:27:00.000+05:302008-12-04T01:27:00.000+05:30Do you think the Indian government should accept t...Do you think the Indian government should accept the offer of a joint investigation? I believe that it can apply greater pressure on Pakistan's civilian leadership if it does so. And while I agree with you that the Pakistani state is best-placed to break up these terror networks, I wonder if it has the capacity even if we believe it has the will.Alaphia Zoyabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407523065033603718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-77543900584916034172008-12-04T01:05:00.000+05:302008-12-04T01:05:00.000+05:30May be India can shut off the water supply ie dive...May be India can shut off the water supply ie divert the rivers, till they hand over the terrorist . They want to play games let them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-83866035943998344072008-12-04T01:01:00.000+05:302008-12-04T01:01:00.000+05:30Pakistan did it, its ISI is not "rouge" as they wo...Pakistan did it, its ISI is not "rouge" as they would like the world to think, but consists of Pak Army Officers and troops. They create and use terrorists (Taliban, AQ, LeT etc..) as a matter of POLICY. It gives them "plausible denialability " . Pakistani mindset is like that of a suicide bomber that makes demands, if not met would blow the whole place up. This whole pakastani racket needs to be smashed which may include end of Pakistan as a country , world will be better for it NOT otherwise. <BR/><BR/><BR/>Pakistan a literally bankrupt country, perusing a bankrupt ideology, with a bankrupt strategy, must end.<BR/><BR/>Future Map of the region I Hope..<BR/>http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/11/23/world/23pstan.graf01.ready.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-41040757592015362322008-12-04T00:25:00.000+05:302008-12-04T00:25:00.000+05:30Hi. I was just wondering. You put up the Deccan mu...Hi. I was just wondering. You put up the Deccan mujahideen letter a few days back. Where exactly did you access that from? I want to read the one they sent today as well as those sent by the indian mujahideen not long ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-2478364181128936192008-12-03T18:46:00.000+05:302008-12-03T18:46:00.000+05:30Sid, Thanks for appearing on Real News Network and...Sid, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for appearing on Real News Network and presenting a really cogent analysis. The link is <A HREF="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=74&jumival=280" REL="nofollow">here</A>. <BR/><BR/>I have written on similar lines <A HREF="http://srinivasanvr.blogspot.com/search/label/Mumbai" REL="nofollow">last week </A> too.Srinivasan Ramanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620263203764236450noreply@blogger.com