Delayed acceptence of half truth by PAKISTAN

Pakistan for the first time, has half confessed, about the role of its citizens and the terrorist groups operating from Pakistan, under world pressure and particularly India and USA. They have agreed to treat the dossier sent as evidence, as against their earlier stand, of ist being only information.
Previously it used to be only a one sided statements emanating from India, about the Pakistans ISI being the guardian angle of criminals, felons and outrageous offenders.
Let us not jump to conclusion that dossier proof, which India, has furnished, to Pakistan, would in any way deter the super Pakistani arbiter, that is Army and ISI, from their long term objective of bleeding India, with thousand cuts and proxy war. So called Pakistan democracy, not withstanding, the army is the main player, both behind and in the open. Infact, the Civilian Government exists on the pleasure of the Pakistani Generals, who must be feeling uncomfortable, on what Talibans have called the 2nd Surrender to India, after 1971 surrender.
Talibans, means students of the Islamic knowledge movement, joined Pakistani and Arabs as mujahideens (holy warriors) , for fighting the Soviets and ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. In view of the difficult terrain of Afghanistan and NWFP of Pakistan, it is very difficult to contain e Al Qaeda and Taliban there, especially when the suit Pakistans both short term and long term objectives. The only people who have been successful against the Afghans elements, were Sikhs, under the Generalship of Hari Singh Nalwa during the regime of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab.

Al Qaeda has already threatened India that they would carry out more Mumbai style attacks against India if India attacks Pakistan. In fact, Al Qaeda and Taliban are just as far away from the Indo-Pak border as Lucknow is from Delhi. Taliban terrorists unleashed a wave of terror in Kabul, storming, government buildings and leaving 20 people dead, in February, 2009. All had assault rifles and wore suicide bomb vests. Their aim was, to shoot dead, as many people as possible before blowing themselves up.

Even the American, who gave full support in money and weapons, considered the Talibans, as freedom fighters when they were fighting against the Communists Soviets. When the Soviet Union collapsed and its forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Talibans no longer remained strategically important to the Americans. The War on behalf of the Americans, left behind battle-tested men and plenty of latest weapons. They had no more jihad or holy war to fight. So many of them, went to work for Pakistan, especially on Kashmir front.
The clout of so called Talibans can be seen from the fact that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani signed a peace deal on May 21, 2008 with Talibans in Pakistans North western valley, calling for, among other things, the withdrawal of Pakistani troops from the tourist region of Swat and the imposition, of Sharia or Islamic law there.
In return the terrorists promised to close camps, hand over foreign fighters and halt suicide attacks on government posts and security forces.
A regrettable fact is Talibanisation is creeping in one form or the other on almost on all Muslim states from Morocco to Far East and Central Asia. Another common aspect is, Anti American and Anti Westernism, in almost all the countries, where fundamentalists have an edge. In any case, Muslim majority states are not always paragons of political or moral or humans rights. They themselves, feel threatened by the Islamic extremists in the name of religion.
It is more so in democracies, like India where different parties depend upon the vote banks of minorities. India cannot help, being concerned, on our neighbours, becoming a heaven and sanctuary for fundamentalists and terrorists. If these continue to thrive, in Pakistan and Bangladesh, it is bound to affect us.
As it is Talibans in Pakistan have banned music and video in buses in Northwestern Areas bordering Afgnanistan. Transporters in the NWFP have ordered the bus drivers to remove all audio and visual equipment from their vehicles.

Pakistan President Zardari claims, that Pakistan is fighting a war for its survival against the Taliban, who have a presence in large parts of the country Taliban want to overtake the state of PakistanIt is indispensable to halt the rising influence of Taliban by using force as they desire to change our living style The government hasno other option but to root out terrorism and militancy from the regionThe absence of options makes the choice abundantly clear,"
It had its multiplier effect in India, as can be seen the Muslims groups, in Srinagar, banned beauty parlours and ordered the closures of video parlours as unislamic. A Muslim Board, in UP has banned the coeducation in the Madrassas.

When all is said and done, the fact remains, that our own battles against terrorism and terrorists have to be fought and won by us and not by CIA or USA or other Western Nations. It may be recalled that neither USA nor other Western Nations were interested in the terrorism in India, till they themselves, felt the pinch, after 9/11 in USA and later on London and Glasgow Bombings.
All countries are basically concerned with their own problems. They become interested in others only, when it starts pinching them.
Let us not raise our expectations too high from the change in regime, in USA or in other countries. Even USA will pressurise Pakistan, or other countries to the extent, they feel, should be done, without reaching the breaking point or even coming anywhere near the confrontation.
They would not push Pakistan to the wall, for the sake of India.
No worthwhile terrorist organisation in Pakistan can survive or even exist overtly or covertly , without that government, turning a Nelsons eyes, to what is going on there. By whatever name you call them, either Al Queda or Laskhar or Mujahdeen, their objective is, to decimate India, whom they call , as their common enemy. \
It fits, with in Pakistans policy so far. All these organisations, have a common handler, that is the ISI, which provides them the use of their hide-outs, sanctuaries and training centres. There is no fixed or sure method of dealing with and crushing terrorism, except to use offence as the best form of defence, especially at our entry points .
But one thing is certain, that a strike of the magnitude, which happened in Bombay on 26/11 and Parliament attack on 13/12/ or attack on Banagalore, Surat, Ahmedabad or Hyderabad, or Jaipur, could not have been done, without planning, reconnaissance and knowledge of get aways. How Pakistan deals, with its interenal problems, of first rearing up terrorists, and now wanting to crush them, when they want to over throw the Government, it is their outlook. It cannot be, that the Government of Pakistan is helpless. You cannot run with the hunted and then also help the hounds or hunters. If Talibans want to over run the Government and take over, it is for the regime there, to decide, as to how it should tackle the problem.

Once bitten twice shy. But in case of our country, we have been bitten more often, than most people recall. India cannot afford, to take the assurances given, to take action, against those responsible for Mumbai attack, on their face value. Such assurances and politically correct statements, have been galore in the past, only to be broken by declarations, that Pakistan would always stand by the terrorists, whom it calls freedom fighters.
One small point, while talking about the Bombay Incidents, we should not forget that the basic element of terrorism is surprise, and let us not drop our guard in view of the right noises and statements made by Pakistan. We must not be lulled, when the terrorists might be preparing for an other spectacular strike somewhere in the country.Such elements are best eliminated at the entry point in India, apart from intelligence agencies, pulling up their socks, as they have been found wanting so far. Rats and cockroaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand. The same is true of terrorists and terrorism. Unless we can reduce or eliminate their supply, we will be in danger of being overwhelmed by them, in our misplaced sense of mercy, and justice . Mercy to him, that shows it, should be our first rule and law. Best is to hand over such folks to God, for mercy and ourselves show none.