http://www.bloggernews.net/15031 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 27 May 2012 22:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.bloggernews.net/15031#comment-1698 captainjohann Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:22:00 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/15031#comment-1698 Offstumps bottom line that UPA govrnment is culpable of its inability to fight terror (NDA government was all BRAWN doesnot stand scrutiny as corallary).Both government are guilty of being led by not national interest experts but SEMINARISTS of the western think tank variety like CATO,STIMPSON CENTRE ETC(PRO INDIAN), while there are other lots like american enterprise institute,heritage foundation etc which are supposed to be pro pAKISTAN. ESSENTIALLY ALL THESE THINK TANKS ARE PRO AMERICAN. After cheny visit, may be Musharaff is facing the hard task of leading the group of 6 +1 by being a proxy to Prince bandar and USA. The public opinion is essentially anti/american and slowly shifting towards Pro IRAN though a sunni majority nation. the reduced rhetoric on Kashmir has even irked the Railway minister of Pakistan who belongs to the gillani faction of hurriyat. Barkha dutt may be idealistic but her logic of extending VISA FREE ENTRY to the relatives of Passengers of Samjauhtha would have won the hearts of ordinary pakistanies. i am sure if they had been Air passengers from pakistan the attitude of indian bureacracy would have been different.Does Offstumped doesnot believe in winning the hearts of our neighbours.? Offstumps bottom line that UPA govrnment is culpable of its inability to fight terror (NDA government was all BRAWN doesnot stand scrutiny as corallary).Both government are guilty of being led by not national interest experts but SEMINARISTS of the western think tank variety like CATO,STIMPSON CENTRE ETC(PRO INDIAN), while there are other lots like american enterprise institute,heritage foundation etc which are supposed to be pro pAKISTAN. ESSENTIALLY ALL THESE THINK TANKS ARE PRO AMERICAN.
After cheny visit, may be Musharaff is facing the hard task of leading the group of 6 +1 by being a proxy to Prince bandar and USA. The public opinion is essentially anti/american and slowly shifting towards Pro IRAN though a sunni majority nation. the reduced rhetoric on Kashmir has even irked the Railway minister of Pakistan who belongs to the gillani faction of hurriyat.
Barkha dutt may be idealistic but her logic of extending VISA FREE ENTRY to the relatives of Passengers of Samjauhtha would have won the hearts of ordinary pakistanies. i am sure if they had been Air passengers from pakistan the attitude of indian bureacracy would have been different.Does Offstumped doesnot believe in winning the hearts of our neighbours.?

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