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To: sandeep who wrote (41106)	10/20/2001 6:46:36 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Thanks for a great reply..you made good points, God bless India and you..

To: sandeep who wrote (41106)	10/20/2001 7:03:33 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

I thought this view may answer from the other side the genuine concerns you have raised, quite interesting Pakistani perspective..Sindhu writes... “Now isn’t the time!” That, in essence, was the message delivered by Tony Blair, Compare that track record with India’s stated goal of becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Somebody should tell Mr Vajpayee that his pathetic attempts at undermining the West’s relations with Pakistan is not the act of a responsible nation, at least not in the existing context. Threatening to start a war between nuclear weapons states while four US aircraft carriers are just a Tomahawk’s flight away is hardly the act of a sensible head of government. Actively seeking to undermine a painful but necessary campaign against the world’s most evil man is hardly the act of a world statesman. It is gratifying for me to be able to confirm that the West has clearly conveyed its displeasure to India. Countries otherwise sympathetic to its complaints about Pakistani intervention in Held Kashmir have pleaded with New Delhi to hold fire, telling it: “Now isn’t the time!” That, in essence, was the message delivered by Tony Blair, or so European diplomats told me only a week ago. After last’s week shenanigans, I got the distinct impression that Colin Powell had something a little stronger to say. I thought his description of the Kashmir dispute as “a central issue” sounded amazingly like “lay off!”. Surely, it is no coincidence that India has done precisely that since Mr Powell’s cameo. All of which goes to prove that decisions based on emotion (in this case, hatred) are doomed. What shocks me is that veteran foreign policymakers like Vajpayee and Advani failed to foresee that those decisions would backfire. The world expected India to play the role of statesman, but instead it has insisted upon acting like a spoilt brat. But its aggressive posturing towards Pakistan should not be misinterpreted. I have good reason to believe that India views the warming of relations between the US and Pakistan as a temporary marriage of convenience. Instead, India is far more concerned at the prospect of the Americans establishing a long-term physical presence in the region. That would put paid to any Indian ambitions of becoming a major player on the world stage. Now, I cannot help but to laugh at myself. About a month ago, I was having lunch with an Indian friend at Omar Khayyam, the capital’s only authentic Persian restaurant. Having berated his bosses for being ‘mean’ to Pakistan, I urged him to set up an interview with Jaswant Singh. Being the evergreen optimist, I earnestly believed that New Delhi would see the error of its ways and be prepared to make a magnanimous gesture in support of the coalition against terror. A withdrawal of troops away from the frontline in Kashmir would be most appropriate, I suggested, hinting that it would also prompt a lull in the freedom struggle. My mistake was that I assumed that the Indian government wants to resolve its disputes with Pakistan. Instead, it is now obvious to me that India’s hatred of Pakistan transcends the boundaries of morality and logic.