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Pakistan-India Peace Strategically Impossible
South Asia Analysis Group ^ | 1/21/2010 | Dr. Subhash Kapila

Posted on 01/24/2010 2:00:07 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld

India is hardly a year removed from the horrendous Pakistan-based and Pakistan Army-facilitated commando style attacks of Mumbai 26/11 which were similar to the Pakistani attacks on the Parliament House in December 2001. India on both occasions under different political dispensations failed to hold Pakistan to account.

India's political leadership, policy establishment and its liberalist glitterati of different hues, in a total disconnect with Indian public’s pronounced opinions went ahead earlier and now advocating once again the resumption of India-Pakistan Composite Peace Dialogue. There are some who have advocated Sub-Composite Peace Dialogue – whatever it means.

Once again, in January 2010, advocacy of resumption of the Composite Peace Dialogue seems to have become the flavor of the season in India. On analysis of the trend, it emerges that there is a concerted and calibrated subtle campaign to prepare Indian public opinion for what the Indian Prime Minister might succumb to due to his his personal inclinations and external pressures for resumption of the Composite Peace Dialogue.

Such an Indian official decision would be in total disconnect with the well-grounded Indian public opinion's suspicions on Pakistan establishment’s sincerity for peace. With the Pakistan establishment not having displayed the minimum modicum for making amends on Mumbai 9/11, India's official decision for resumption of Composite Peace Dialogue would therefore be contextually insensitive to Indian public opinion and rubbing in salt into the wounds of India’s public psyche brought about by Mumbai 26/11.Further, India would not be paying respect to strategic realities which militate against it.

India's politicians need not be reminded of the public contempt which was directed at them, and which was visibly and vocally visible on Indian TV channels following Mumbai 26/11.

(Excerpt) Read more at southasiaanalysis.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: india; pakistan; pakistaniarmy

1 posted on 01/24/2010 2:00:08 AM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove

There will never be true peace because of Islam.


2 posted on 01/24/2010 2:08:56 AM PST by Islaminaction
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To: sonofstrangelove

If India wants to be a regional power she needs to think out of the box. If the Pakies use terrorism, you do not retaliate with conventional forces that can lead to a war and nuke exchange. If the Pakies use terror, India use terror. Pakis civilians, cities and markets are equally vulnerable to carbombs and their civilians can be torn and strewn all over the street as well as Indian civilians. There is alot more Indians then Pakies, so in a war of attrition, Pakistan will run out of people alot faster then India.


3 posted on 01/24/2010 2:13:26 AM PST by Fee (Peace, prosperity, jobs and common sense)
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To: sonofstrangelove

” minimum modicum for making amends on Mumbai”
“ visibly and vocally visible”

Odd diction. I’ve been of the opinion that, the next terror strike from Pakistan would bring a swift reprisal from India.


4 posted on 01/24/2010 2:49:15 AM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: Islaminaction

Pakistan exists only by the grace of India’s good will. Pakistan is an artificial construct. India needs to take back Pakistan and send the muslims somewhere they will be appreciated. India should never have ceded land to Muslims - they are never satisfied and only want to create death and mayhem.


5 posted on 01/24/2010 3:42:55 AM PST by x_plus_one (Even the Russian online newspaper Pravda featured a column about "the man with no visible past.")
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To: Fee

I have this funny feeling in my bones that India is going the way Fee is suggesting. After all all the suicide bombs etc. in Pak started the very next day the indian embassy in Kabul was bombed.


6 posted on 01/24/2010 5:04:24 AM PST by mandrake
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To: x_plus_one
India needs to take back Pakistan and send the muslims somewhere they will be appreciated.

If only it were that simple. Remember there are well over 100 million muslims in India itself. Partition was messy before, messy during and messy after.

7 posted on 01/24/2010 9:20:06 AM PST by Winniesboy
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To: x_plus_one

You got that right, giving into one Islamic demand, just leads to another demand.


8 posted on 01/24/2010 1:14:54 PM PST by Islaminaction
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