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Yes indeed! India should pay heed to an opinion hit-piece authored by a citizen of the West with no connection to on-the-ground reality in Indian Kashmir, or In

Yes indeed! India should pay heed to an opinion hit-piece authored by a citizen of the West with no connection to on-the-ground reality in Indian Kashmir, or India. The truth is patently simple: Pakistan's ISI (it's version of CIA) provides direct financial, logistic, and strategic cover for terrorists who target and kill Indians, routinely. How exactly does any country deal with this? I don't remember the economist publishing outrage over US' take-out of Osama Bin Laden, what's different here? Is it that the victim country differs from the author's home?

ziyadparekh 8y ago
The truth isnt as simple as you make it out to be. Pakistan was just handed into the control of a new government which seems to be taking a proactive stand with popular measures coming into play. India is entering into election terms which could be the reason these tensions are escalating. Both countries using this to further their own political agendas. India crossed the Line of Control, Pakistan shot down and captured pilots. And just announced the release of said pilot(s). It seems that Pakistan has no interest in playing with fire, although they are confident in dealing with any threat that comes their way. Indias current government seems more interested in playing this game and spurring nationalistic fervor since that particular regime has a very real interest in getting reelected. Both countries have intelligence agencies that probably fund terrorist camps. So blaming just one country is highly misguided. But yes i agree with you, its very easy for outsiders to cheaply throw words in an article without deeply researching whats actually happening.
- Bhilai 8y ago
  To refresh your memory, 40 Indian soldiers were killed in Kashmir. Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for this attack and is known to be based out of Pakistan. So blaming Pakistan is not misguided at all.
- worldexplorer 8y ago
  This is new- 'India has terrorist camps' lol. Your own foreign minister admits terrorist Masood Azhar live in Pakistan(whose brother hijacked Indian plane which everyone in the world knows).

ziyadparekh 8y ago

The truth isnt as simple as you make it out to be. Pakistan was just handed into the control of a new government which seems to be taking a proactive stand with popular measures coming into play. India is entering into election terms which could be the reason these tensions are escalating. Both countries using this to further their own political agendas. India crossed the Line of Control, Pakistan shot down and captured pilots. And just announced the release of said pilot(s). It seems that Pakistan has no interest in playing with fire, although they are confident in dealing with any threat that comes their way. Indias current government seems more interested in playing this game and spurring nationalistic fervor since that particular regime has a very real interest in getting reelected. Both countries have intelligence agencies that probably fund terrorist camps. So blaming just one country is highly misguided. But yes i agree with you, its very easy for outsiders to cheaply throw words in an article without deeply researching whats actually happening.

Bhilai 8y ago
To refresh your memory, 40 Indian soldiers were killed in Kashmir. Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for this attack and is known to be based out of Pakistan. So blaming Pakistan is not misguided at all.
worldexplorer 8y ago
This is new- 'India has terrorist camps' lol. Your own foreign minister admits terrorist Masood Azhar live in Pakistan(whose brother hijacked Indian plane which everyone in the world knows).