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India Not Considering Cutting Pakistan Ties Yet
Reuters | 5/28/02

Posted on 05/28/2002 4:05:39 AM PDT by kattracks

May 28

— NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh said on Tuesday the question of breaking diplomatic ties with Pakistan had not yet arisen.

"On the issue on breaking of diplomatic ties, there is no question as of now," Singh told a news conference.

Singh was speaking just hours after Pakistan conducted the last in a series of missile tests amid fears of war between the nuclear-armed rivals.

War fears have grown since a deadly attack on an Indian army camp in Kashmir this month.

The two countries have massed a million men along their borders in their latest row over contested Kashmir, since an attack on India's parliament in December that New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based Islamic militants.


Copyright 2002 Reuters News Service. All rights reserved.



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1 posted on 05/28/2002 4:05:39 AM PDT by kattracks
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perhaps India should give 2 more weeks to hand over the 20 terrorists. Breaking off diplomatic relationship should follow if the demand is not complied with. Post that India has no option but to declare war as climbing down from the high rhetoric will mean Mush &co can continue with terrorism in future and India will be seen as a paper tiger. All noise and no bite.

I think more than India - it is the US that should be concerned. A decade from now - when Pakistan has over 200 nuclear weapons and it starts selling them to Islamic countries in case of economic collapse or when Musharraf is replaced by a Pakistani Saddam , the nukes will point to New York and Washington. And unlike others who have them - these will be used. Europe is toast anyway.

Its important to take out the Pakistani nukes NOW .

2 posted on 05/28/2002 5:26:42 AM PDT by anu_shr
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To: anu_shr
Right, those of us who advocate prompt action against Pakistan by either the US or India are labelled hawks or war mongers - not wanting to give tricky mush a chance to show his true loyalties.

You've hit the nail on the head; the longer we wait, the more nukes become prevalent in the islamic world. And then what?

3 posted on 05/28/2002 7:20:09 AM PDT by swarthyguy
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The India-Pakistani Conflict... some background information-
4 posted on 05/28/2002 9:26:18 AM PDT by Free the USA
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