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The messages are loud and clear. The two top leaders of India and
Pakistan have conveyed almost the similar message at two different
places. While the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaking at the
conclave of Chief Minister's of Congress ruled states at Nanital has
warned of more suicide attacks by the terrorists taking place and
particularly targeting religious places, economic and sensitive
installation, he at the same time claimed of terrorism in J&K receding
to a considerable extent and infiltration diminishing. He also said
that the involvement of external elements in perpetrating terrorism in
India is worrisome. By striking these seemingly contradictory notes
Manmohan Singh is obviously preparing the nation for carrying forward
the dialogue and peace process with Pakistan, irrespective of the
terrorists intensifying their heinous acts. It is in this context that
he spoke about the presence of certain elements opposed to the peace
process trying to sabotage the same by indulging in grenade attacks
and other acts of subversion, in Jammu and Kashmir specifically
targeting tourists, in order to obstruct the emergence of peaceful and
progressive Jammu and Kashmir. On the other hand at a distant
Washington Pak President Pervez Musharraf has cautioned, by pleading
that Indo-Pak dialogue process, which is going to resume soon, should
never breakdown as a result of any kind of terrorist activities as
that would mean playing into the hands of terrorists. Obviously
President Pervez Musharraf is seeking anticipatory bail for
apprehended or planned major terrorist strike and is preparing the
people in the two countries, particularly public opinion in India to
be not roused in event of any such strike, even if its links with
Pakistan are suspected and that in that case the peace process
initiated between him and Prime Minister Manhmohan Singh should not be
instarted, as had happened after the Mumbai serial blasts on July 11
last. One can read between the lines that some broad contours of the
agreement between the two countries on various contentious have been
discussed between the two leaders, who are now desperate to carry the
same to the logical end and would not like any impediment in the
materializing of the same and hence are preparing the people for the
same. Manmohan Singh's statement about terrorism having considerably
declined in J&K and infiltration diminished is not only contradictory
to the statement of J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, given for an
electronic media, speaking about lately increase in the level of
infiltration as well as in the violence let loose by the terrorist,
but it also contradicts his own statement given earlier, while on his
way to Brazil. It also is contrary to the relative figures of
infiltration and terrorist strikes as well as killings, given by
various official agencies. Manmohan Singh's claims in this behalf are
also in contrast to what the Defense Minister, Pranab Mukherjee as
well as the Home Minister, shiv Raj Patel has said recently in the
Parliament, about terrorist violence have been stepped up recently in
J&K. Obviously by playing down the level of terrorist activities, but
at the same time warning against the same going to be stepped up in
the near future, Prime Minster Manmohan Singh is conveying the same
message as President Musharraf has conveyed in his Washington
statement. However this development is going to have a divergent
fallout in India and Pakistan. While it gives the latter a sort of
license to indulge in terrorist acts, India will not be in a position
to blame Pak government for any such acts.
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