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Friday, May 25, 2012

India is not on the Pakistani radar any more,

Current affairs
India is not on the Pakistani radar any more
By Pramit Pal Chaudhuri , Hindustan Times
New York, February 11, 2008

A half-truth: His father was born in pre-1947 Lahore. “He told me there was no welcome mat for Pakistanis in the border areas,” I said. The deepest faultline in South Asia was the one between Kabul and Islamabad. The Pakistani Parsee novelist, Bapsi Sidhwa, followed this up by telling the audience, “These Afghans are ungrateful wretches. “

Later on, there was some soul searching among the Pakistanis in the audience about the future of democracy, their country and so on. At one point, someone got up and said, “Our problem is that there is too much outside interference. Starting with the Americans.” Thunderous applause.

Those were the only two times when the 150-strong audience clapped loudly during the event.

Back in Washington, after a round of chats with think tanks and US government officials, a few things seemed clear. One, Washington has no B plan now that the Benazir-Pervez shotgun marriage is no longer possible – other than to replace the deceased bride with her sleazy husband. Two, the West’s entire counterterrorism establishment has Pakistan on its mind.

http://newageislam.com/india-is-not-on-the-pakistani-radar-any-more/current-affairs/d/239



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