Awaiting the Next Move

Awaiting the Next Move
The Terror Track to Pakistan


It is now around two months. Pakistan at one stage seemed talking in two tongues – ‘the terrorists are non-state subjects’ and that ‘they may be Pakistani’. Under such a situation, the frustration and anger on the part of India is understandable. India’s stand however remains unchanged. It has relentlessly putting pressures on Pakistan to handover the terrorists and those responsible for planning and execution of acts of terror in India. With the international community openly advocating India’s stand, the options for Pakistan are certainly limited.

Some of the major developments during the last few days are summed up in the following lines –

- The Government of Pakistan has belatedly put a freeze to all activities of those promoting terrorism in India

- Pakistan has agreed to prosecute all those identified by India through its own judicial system

- It still fights shy of handing them over to India. India has however decided to wait and see how the judicial system in Pakistan addresses to allegations made by India

- The international community has again urged Pakistan to cooperate with India, and take the issue with utmost seriousness

There are little doubts that Pakistan is now under tremendous pressure. While India has decided to wait and watch, it has not allowed Pakistan to get out of the hook. It appears that Pakistan is inching towards accepting India’s points of view, and may ultimately accept some of the major demands to cool down the temperature. The ball is undoubtedly in Pakistan’s court. Let us see how prudently the leadership responds to the gravity of situation. It can only be hoped that Pakistan would now see reasons, and provide total cooperation in the task that would be in the interest of Pakistan as well.