Article posted by Cecil Pinto: By AMITAV GHOSH Published: December 2, 2008
This has been another terrible year: even before the invasion of ...this is a moment when India can forge strategic alliances with those sections of the Pakistani government, military and society who understand that they, too, are under fire. Mario responds: No one in the Pakistani government is interested in allying with India. Amitav Ghosh wrote: For if there is any one lesson to be learned from the wave of terrorist attacks that has convulsed the globe over the last decade it is this: Defeat or victory is not determined by the success of the strike itself; it is determined by the response. Mario responds: The US showed that having no response throughout the 90's resulted in the terrorists being emboldened to escalate their attacks culminating in an attack on the US mainland on 9/11. After the US responded forcefully, the terrorists have been on the defensive and their leaders have been unable to show themselves since 2003. India has shown no inclination to respond forcefully or to join the US-led worldwide war on terror, and the attacks on innocent Indians continue in increased frequency and force. India will continue to be attacked by terrorists as long as people follow the false prophets like Amitav Ghosh who ignore all the evidence in favor of their worthless and impractical solutions.
