[Reader-list] Terror in India not linked to Kashmir: Pranab

[Lalit Ambardar]

Pakistan's attempts to relate Jihadi terrorism to its claim over Kashmir is preposterous.Terror trail invariably leads to Kashmir & then to Pakistan & POK.
Kashmiri Pan Islamists fighting for scession of Muslim majority Kashmir valley from  secular India are responsible for the induction of jihadi terrorism in India.
Regards
LA > Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:17:11 +0530> From: javedmasoo at gmail.com> To: reader-list at sarai.net> Subject: [Reader-list] Terror in India not linked to Kashmir: Pranab> > Terror in India not linked to Kashmir: Pranab> 11 Dec 2008, 1651 hrs IST, PTI> > NEW DELHI: Slamming Pakistan for linking Mumbai attacks to> non-resolution of Kashmir issue, India on Thursday asked it to take> "serious" action> to completely dismantle terror infrastructure and end infiltration but> maintained that war against the neighbour was not a solution.> > Talking tough in the Lok Sabha, external affairs minister Pranab> Mukherjee raised questions over Pakistan's sincerity in curbing> activities of terror groups operating from its soil as he suggested> that "house arrest" of Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed was not> enough.> > Intervening in the debate in Lok Sabha on Mumbai attacks, he said> India has repeatedly given Pakistan a list of 40 terrorists, including> Dawood Ibrahim, with a demand that they be handed over and expressed> hope that Islamabad would respond positively.> > He asked Pakistan to come out of the "denial mode" on existence of> terrorists, including "non-state actors", who operate from the> confines of that country as he wondered: "did the non-state actors> come from heaven, did the non-state actors come from another planet?"> > Mukherjee also slammed Pakistan for creating a war "hysteria" by> indulging in "propaganda" on the basis of a hoax call that "big power"> India was going to attack.> > "That is not the solution," he said when Shiv Sena member Mohan Rawale> said India should attack Pakistan in the wake of the terror strikes.> > Rubbishing efforts by Pakistan to link the terror strikes to> non-resolution of Kashmir issue, Mukherjee asserted that such a> "straight jacket simple formula" will not help solve the problem as> the series of attacks in India are part of global terrorism.> > "It (attacks) is not related to Jammu and Kashmir issue. It is part of> global terrorism," Mukherjee said in the House amid repeated thumping> of desks, significantly on both ruling and opposition sides.> > "I don't believe in straight jacket formula. It is not as simple. It> is complex...It is not that if Kashmir issue is solved, everything> will be in place," the external affairs minister said.> > Referring to the "solemn assurances" given by the then President> Pervez Musharraf and his successor President Asif Ali Zardari to end> terrorism emanating from Pakistan, he said "expression of intent is> not sufficient" and that Islamabad needs to "act" to convincing> levels.> > He pointed to the "house arrest" of LeT chief and said it was "not> convincing" as even after the reported action by Pakistani> authorities, Saeed was appearing on TV channels.> > "What does house arrest mean? Laws, Indian Penal Code, in Pakistan are> the same as in India, the names may be different. He should be either> in judicial or police custody," Mukherjee said.> > Suggesting that Pakistan could be indulging in non-serious actions> against terrorism, he said the "same scenes were played out after the> attack on Parliament in December 2001... The Lashkar-e-Taiba was> banned but it changed name, the signboards were changed but the faces,> ideology and activities remained the same."> > Demanding complete dismantling of terror infrastructure existing in> territories under Pakistan's control and end to infiltration, he told> Islamabad "Please follow up seriously... it (action) should be taken> to its logical conclusion."> > "It is not India-Pakistan issue, not a Jammu and Kashmir issue...> Terrorism is not confined to borders of any country. It is> international phenomenon," Mukherjee said, describing terrorism as the> biggest threat to the world post-Cold War.> > Noting that terrorists have struck in important tourist place Jaipur,> science and technology hub Bangalore, industrial hub Ahmedabad and> financial capital Mumbai during the year, the external affairs> minister said there is a "design" and "method" behind these attacks.> > "We tell Pakistan, please do not deny facts. Accept it," he said, as> he observed that there was a "sense of anger and outrage" in India> over the Mumbai attacks and people want the government to "rise to the> occasion" and send a "resolute message" to Pakistan.> > During the debate which saw unusual unity between ruling and> opposition benches, Mukherjee asserted that India will not allow its> "territorial sovereignty and integrity to be played with" and "nobody> should dare to attack us. This message must be conveyed."> > Apparently hinting at the disconnect between the political leadership> and military establishment in Pakistan that allows terrorists to> operate from that country, he said Islamabad needs to address its> internal problems and that New Delhi was ready to help in this regard.> > Seeking to highlight this aspect, he said Prime Minister Manmohan> Singh was promised that Director General of ISI would visit India to> help in probe into Mumbai attacks. "But within hours, it was denied.> It may be Pakistan's internal problem. They have to solve it.> International community should help."> > Underlining that India was in the process of building an international> campaign to highlight the fact that terrorism against this country is> emanating from Pakistan, Mukherjee said majority of the world leaders> he spoke to agreed that Mumbai terror attackers came from Pakistan.> > He, however, said India has to deal with Pakistan patiently as it is a> neighbour which cannot be changed.> > "I am not indulging in jingoism. I am simply expressing my anger. We> have to deal with the situation. We cannot change our neighbours. The> issues cannot be ducked. The issues cannot be sidelined," Mukherjee> said.> > "Whatever be the depth of our anger, it is a phenomenon which cannot> be switched on or off. We have to patiently deal with it.> > "Those who talk of thousand years of war after failing to win in an> open battle field did it with an objective to cause great harm to this> country. We are not provoked. We have no intention to be provoked," he> said.> > The minister said India has already expressed anger and outrage to> Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks in which foreigners were targeted for> the first time.> > He said that 26 foreigners from 13 countries were killed in the> attacks and said he had conveyed to their countries regret for not> being able to protect the "guests".> > The attack was planned and the terrorists came from Pakistan, he said> adding, even during the operation their controllers in Pakistan were> guiding them as action was shown live on television.> > Mukherjee criticised news channels for live coverage of the three-day> long operation to "enhance" viewership at the cost of national> interest and said there was need to "draw a line".> > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-3823846,flstry-1.cms> _________________________________________> reader-list: an open discussion list on media and the city.> Critiques & Collaborations> To subscribe: send an email to reader-list-request at sarai.net with subscribe in the subject header.> To unsubscribe: https://mail.sarai.net/mailman/listinfo/reader-list > List archive: <https://mail.sarai.net/pipermail/reader-list/>
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