" India has at least as much to fear from Al Qaida and its clones as the west does."
Today's news says that Pakistan, itself unable to fight the Taliban, is now pushing the hordes into India. Their passage across the border is being facilitated by the Pakistani army / ISI. It seems that India has more to fear ... than the West. And, it stands to reason : India has the second largest Muslim population among all countries in the world ... these Muslims chose to stay on in secular India at the time of partition, when they had the opportunity to relocate to Islamist Pakistan. ( Google Mohajirs ... people who shifted to Pakistan from India ... their status and condition in Pakistan ... ) Muslims in India have given calls against " jihad." They can see the difference between the freedoms and opportunities they have here and the " girl whip lashing " and legal rape instituted in Pakistan. The greatest fear is that Pakistan may go under in as little as 6 months, according to startegists I heard yesterday ! Historically, I find the West's attitude indifferent, even callous. Only recently has it, especially US, woken up to the enormous and rapidly changing dynamics spearheaded by the Al Quaida and Taliban. It would take huge resources and perhaps decades for India to deal with it. It's such a waste ! On Apr 6, 3:10 pm, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2 Apr., 04:37, archytas <[email protected]> wrote:> I suspect we are > heading to war. > > We are already at war, Neil, and Obama's policy of withdrawal from > Iraq and a greater concentration on Afghanistan just makes it clearer. > Although I prefer the term I've been increasingly seeing here and > there - Afpakistan. The military engagement here is, in contrast to > Iraq, much less problematic in terms of international law (there's > even UN-Resolution 1368). The former German defence minister, Peter > Struck justified German military involvement in the area 7 years ago > with the comment that "the security of Germany is also defended in the > Hindu Kush." Everyone's nightmare is the scenario in which radical > Islamists take power in Pakistan - a much more immediate threat of > atomic wespons in Islamist hands than anything going on in Iran. > > Seen in a global strategic context, the west and India are attractive > for each other - they share a lot of common concerns; Pakistan, China, > markets, IT-co-operation. Despite continuing crises and problems, > India is committed to democracy. India can play the role of honest > broker between Iran and the west ... > > And Islam, always Islam. As the recent events in Mumbai show, India > has at least as much to fear from Al Qaida and its clones as the west > does. > > Francis --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
