The Prime Minister wants to re-start the Indo-Pak dialogue in anticipation of Washington's advise to do so. Since the Mumbai attacks, the government has been claiming success of India's diplomatic initiatives to exert international pressure on Pakistan to cease and desist from its support to jihadists and other terrorists in India. The reality is exactly the reverse. India seems to have lost the plot completely.
M J Akbar's article in the Times describes the problem of US perception and its own imperatives. As outlined by Brahma Chellaney , Pakistan attempts to portray itself as a failing state and extract international ransom has been hugely successful. By falling in line with the US demands, India continues to do itself a disfavour. This weakness is now apparent in the economic policy sphere as well - where USA is able to "persuade" Indian companies to toe its line in international markets.
If only we had a leadership that REALLY had a vision for a strong Indian state.
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