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India-Pakistan
It’s time to end this futile tit-for-tat with India
2009-11-01
Posted by:tipper

#6  Suddenly, Afghanistan has taken centre stage in the many-sided ongoing version of the “great game”: the only question is, for how long?

The Great Game for the 21st century has Russia teamed with India. British Agents from the 19th century must be turning in their graves.

Otherwise, 'liberating' Pakistan occupied Kashmir gives India a land route to Afghanistan and all of central Asia and blocks China's access to the Ghan.

The reasons the Great Game was played haven't changed that much over the last 100+ years, just different players.
Posted by: phil_b   2009-11-01 17:19  

#5  Generals at his level are forced to be both.

But not all are any good at it.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-11-01 14:08  

#4  Occams Razor solution: Let the Muslims occupy their thoughts/AK-47s with the Hindus so that Christians and Jews may live in peace. And may the Hindus crush them, restoring the great Indian Empires of antiquity.
Posted by: borgboy   2009-11-01 14:05  

#3  Unfortunately Besoeker, Generals at his level are forced to be both.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-11-01 12:19  

#2  Please, someone tell me, is the General:

(a.) An aspiring political scientist and politician.

or

(b.) A soldier.

Posted by: Besoeker    2009-11-01 12:08  

#1  Gen McChrystal argues that growing Indian political and economic influence in Afghanistan is likely to “exacerbate regional tensions”, and accuses both Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the ISI, and Iran of helping the Taliban. His view would appear to be that Pakistan and Iran can counter India’s growing influence in Afghanistan only by assisting those Afghans who are not favourably inclined towards India, and this potpourri is making his job difficult.

Why does it sound so familiar?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-11-01 11:53  

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