tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951515.post5621033515398749573..comments2024-03-11T20:30:32.434-07:00Comments on Agent Provocateur: Why is Manmohan Singh so desperate to appease Pakistan?Kanchan Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17471162952586442906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951515.post-37272905354863448132013-08-27T21:57:55.187-07:002013-08-27T21:57:55.187-07:00We respond rather poorly to provocations, I admit....We respond rather poorly to provocations, I admit. Pakistan and China have turned provoking reactions from other countries into a high art form. <br /><br />The way I see it, such a set of provocations, if planned by Pakistan, are just a way to get the United States to commit more strongly to the region. When the United States leaves Afghanistan, Pakistan's source of slush money is going to dry up. Keeping the region unstable is an excellent way to ensure a continued US presence- and US aid. <br /><br />That being said, I see no point in complaining about Dr. Singh's performance. His lack of political power has been evident for years on end. keshavkrishnamurtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849761992325431823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951515.post-2294999345135156282013-08-19T03:13:15.879-07:002013-08-19T03:13:15.879-07:00The complications of the situation in Pakistan are...The complications of the situation in Pakistan are well known. The Government has very little hold over the hawkish, US backed army, and holding the one accountable for the other's actions is difficult if we want real progress in the negotiations. If we wish to hold anybody accountable at all, it should be the US army, for pushing Rawalpindi into getting so cosy with militants.Yusuf Raza Gilani and Manmohan made the first significant steps toward peace in a long while, despite the invective hurled at them by you, your friends, and your counterparts on the Pakistani side of the border (for you can be sure that Gilani heard the same accusations you are making about Manmohan). If anybody had any genuine desire for peace rather than plain one-upmanship, they would hold a referendum in Kashmir (ALL of Kashmir) and abide by the ruling. They would roll back the special powers given to the army in the state. They would compensate the victims of the violence Kashmir has witnessed. Manmohan, for all his flaws, came a SIGHT closer to doing so than your erstwhile employers.<br /><br />If you even read this I'll be surprised, more so If you post it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32951515.post-54051520578501292772013-08-19T03:06:25.355-07:002013-08-19T03:06:25.355-07:00Kanchanji, I cannot help but wonder at the motivat...Kanchanji, I cannot help but wonder at the motivation behind this post. Did Anthony's statement match that of the Army? No, it did not, and it should have: but why does that mean he is whitewashing the crime? Anthony spoke of "persons in Pakistani uniform" rahter than Pakistani Soldiers. All this says is that we do not have enough information to pin those murders on the Pakistani high command. Or have you forgotten that militants attack the LoC as well? Your invective against the Congress notwithstanding, would you have the guts to make an unconfirmed statement about Pakistani soldiers to parliament, I wonder. <br /><br />I do not expect you to post this comment, right-wingers rarely welcome critique. I hope you bloody well read it, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com