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| India-Pakistan |
| Seizure Season |
| 2003-05-24 |
| Pakistan finally cracks the whip in a bid to push for talks. But if it falters... You could describe the crackdown on jehadi outfits as yet another U-turn by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. It could also be perceived as Islamabad's growing nervousness at the challenges radical Islamists pose to the country's interests. The anti-jehadi zeal in the Pakistani establishment could even be dismissed as a ruse to lure New Delhi to the negotiating table on Kashmir. These are aspects one could debate endlessly, even as the proverbial shadow falls between action and intention. What is indisputable, though, is what happened as soon as US deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage took off from Islamabad to New Delhi in early May. Interesting read, Long article |
| Posted by:rg117 |