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| India-Pakistan |
| Deception at every step |
| 2007-02-10 |
| By Kanchan Laxman - Research Fellow, Institute for Conflict Management The latest "out of the box" solution from Pakistan is not just a ruse to secure the leverage which the ISI needs to reintroduce full-scale terrorism in J&K, but also an ill-concealed move to attract international intervention A great amount of excitement is generated whenever Pakistan comes up with a "latest formula" or "out of the box" solution to the Kashmir issue. However, these have always been mere continuation of Islamabad's strategy to secure at the negotiating table what it has been unable to do through 17 years of terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). For Pakistan, the peace process is only a tactical option. It continues to selectively support terrorism directed against India even as it negotiates. There is clear evidence that Pakistan's intent with regard to India has not undergone any significant transformation. This is demonstrated by the fact that 1,116 people died in cross-border terrorism in J&K and 270 people died in Islamist terrorist violence in locations outside the State and the North-East during 2006. |
| Posted by:john |