Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:22:52 -0600 From: "Antonio Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
But what is more frightening are the geo-political implications. Last time such attack took place on our Parliament buildings, the Indian army was almost at the Pakistani borders. Suppose similar situation arises and this time Indian army marches into Pakistan and somehow succeeds in pacifying the bandit areas of Pushtoon speaking tribes, will the Indian nation benefit from such an adventure ? Mario observes: Threats by India against are empty and designed for political consumption. Because they are both nuclear powers there is unlikely to be any all out war between them. The situation in Pakistan is very complex and dangerous because the Pakistani government and Pakistan are also under attack by Islamic terrorists. In addition, Pakistan is also subject to deadly attacks by Shia and Sunni extremists against each other. For example, the numerous attempts to assassinate President Musharraf and the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Pakistani security forces are under constant alert against attacks against them by Islamic militants that take place far more frequently than in India. On the other hand the Pakistani government clearly hasn't done enough to curb terrorist activity and training camps within their country. Their ISI has been suspected of having rogue elements with jihadi sympathies, which is a problem that no Pakistani government has been able to solve. The Indian and Pakistani security forces need to join together if they are to be successful in cleansing the sub-continent of Islamic terrorism.
