Comments on Haq's Musings: Early Eyewitness Accounts from Mumbai

Here's an interesting opinion by Irfan Hussain who...

2009-11-30T07:51:10.012-08:00

Here's an interesting opinion by Irfan Hussain who is often praised and cited by Indians when he harshly criticizes Pakistan:

A year later (after Mumbai), perhaps we can look back on the attack with a greater degree of objectivity, and count the winners and the losers.

The real winners, of course, are militant groups, like the Lashkar-i-Taiba, and their shadowy backers in Pakistan. They have achieved what they set out to do: sabotage the peace talks between India and Pakistan. Although these negotiations had not achieved a breakthrough, they had greatly improved relations between India and Pakistan.

The second prize goes to the security establishments in both countries, although this is truer of Pakistan than it is of India where the military is firmly under civilian control. The reality is that soldiers and spies need enemies to justify their lavish budgets. Peace between traditional enemies means cuts in defence, and less toys for the boys.

Obviously, the biggest losers are the victims of the attack, and their friends and families. But the other big losers are the people of the subcontinent. Millions in the region will continue suffering, just because their leaders remain locked in a 60-year old conflict. And when there was a glimmer of hope of some kind of resolution, relations have plunged to a new low.

The militants’ victory is not restricted to poisoning bilateral relations between India and Pakistan: by hitting Mumbai, it has ensured that there will be no cooperation between the two countries in the war against extremism in the foreseeable future.

This is no small victory. The war being waged on the Pak-Afghan border is perhaps the most decisive conflict of our times, and its outcome will affect the region for years to come. In order to combat the Taliban and their various partners effectively, active cooperation between India and Pakistan is crucial.

After the Mumbai attack, India has refused to pursue peace talks, arguing that as long as Pakistan tolerates the presence of terrorist organisations on its soil, there can be no meaningful negotiations. Again and again, the Indian leadership and media have echoed the mantra of Pakistan ‘not doing enough’ against the planners of the Mumbai attack.

In several articles, I have argued that it is precisely because of the atrocity that peace talks need to be pursued with greater focus and political will. Does India really want to hand a major victory to the perpetrators of the attack?

I have also suggested that in order to reassure the Pakistani military that it has nothing to fear on its eastern border, India could easily withdraw one of its divisions deployed there. This would encourage Pakistan to transfer more troops to its northwest where the real battle against extremists is now going on.

They miss the point that one negotiates with one’s adversaries, not one’s friends. And they have the bizarre notion that peace is a reward for good behaviour, not a mutual need. The fact is that India needs peace just as much as Pakistan does. True, it is Pakistan that is currently being battered by an unrelenting wave of terrorism. But a Pakistan destabilised by extremist violence should be New Delhi’s worst nightmare.

Those who think a victorious Taliban would stop their mayhem on Pakistan’s eastern border are living in cloud-cuckoo land. These thugs have no respect for international boundaries, and have repeatedly declared their intention to ‘liberate’ Kashmir. Many of them also want to re-establish Muslim rule over India. These insane goals will ensure that terrorist groups will go on trying to hit Indian targets.

This is also a good reading.http://www.thefirstpos...

2008-12-03T08:46:00.000-08:00

This is also a good reading.

http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/46043,features,mumbai-new-evidence-points-to-pakistani-agents

Pretty long read but I appreciate your writings, t...

2008-12-02T20:26:00.000-08:00

Pretty long read but I appreciate your writings, the only thing that matters is the lost of many innocent lives which should not be done. I dont know who are those terrorist and I dont want to know but many who were asleep from many years woke up now. Awaken soul, awaken humanity and awaken those buried civilizations.
We need to be unite and that's the only way we can fight terrorism.
People on the diplomatic stage are corrupt and selfish. They can do anything for the peace of land and power. Its we the people of world should get unite and fight.
My message sounds like a story or an impossible task but thats all what I am remain with.

its clear ..and whole world can see that pakistan ...

2008-12-02T11:32:00.000-08:00

its clear ..and whole world can see that pakistan is totally involved in this matter...i dont know why they do all these..they are not real muslims..they have just envy with good economy good culture and good growth of india...have u ever seen any pakistani marked as good scientist..business man...industralist..engineer ..auther ...they can not stand internationaly while indians are everywhere...even in obambas team there are indian 0rigin people....

Here is a viewpoint worth reading...http://www.cou...

2008-12-02T10:17:00.000-08:00

Here is a viewpoint worth reading...
http://www.counterpunch.org/khan12022008.html

All those who report on the actions of these "anim...

2008-12-02T08:51:00.000-08:00

All those who report on the actions of these "animals" need to quit calling them militants or terrorist. They need to be called "MURDERERS" because that is what they are. They've been taught since they were old enough to understand the spoken word to kill anyone who doesn't have their crazy ideas. These murderers don't even deserve a trial. They need to be hung from the highest tree and left for the buzzards to eat them. They certainly didn't give their victims any justice.

saare jahan se achha hindustan hamaara .........H...

2008-12-02T03:54:00.000-08:00

saare jahan se achha hindustan hamaara .........HINDI hai HUM...HINDI hai HUM....WATAN hai.........hindustan hamaara ...saare jahan se achha....Mazhab nahin sikhaata aapas mein bair rakhna saare jahan se achha hindustan hamaara...........Do you understand???????????