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In the aftermath of the Mumbai Blasts there has been extensive coverage across all media. Most of it contradictory. Some of it ironical <\/strong><\/a>and reflecting the state of politics in India, where votes matter more than people<\/p>\n

A day after the Uttar Pradesh police chief said raids were being conducted at hideouts of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) on suspicion of its links with the Mumbai blasts, the state’s ruling Samajwadi Partyon Thursday virtually gave the outlawed group a clean chit, saying it was not a “terrorist organisation”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I wish that politicians of all hues and colours don’t have this terrrible need to open their mouth all the time. This is one of the things that we can learn from countries like the US and UK. In times of disaster or national calamity – their leaders present a unified front. Ours, gather like vultures near the dead. Today, while scanning through the news headlines my eye glanced this story<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Pakistan indicated that it was open to postponement of the Foreign Secretary-level talks, tentatively scheduled on July 20, in view of the \u2018monstrous tragedy\u2019 in Mumbai.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, I am not a hawk. I believe in peace and in dialogue and in negotiation, but I draw the line at this level of appeasement. And, for now – at a time like this<\/a><\/strong> – talks with a state like Pakistan is nothing short of appeasing terrorists and their masters. This time around India needs to put not just all talks on hold with Pakistan – atleast until that country is seen to do something tangible about the terror attacks in India, but also take some stringent action. Hit them where it hurts – not through arms but through economics and politics. I would really like to see the Government take some hard action. Stop all people to people contacts. Stop all trade. Stop all cultural exchanges. Stop all transportation to and from Pakistan. Stop all communication lines. Stop all sporting exchanges. Call on the extensive NRI population to do the same. Request friendly nations to do the same. Pakistan today needs to be treated the same way as South Africa was over 15 years ago. The world community is doing the people of Pakistan \u00a0a disservice by continuing to talk to their Government. By behaving as though all is hunky dory with the way they behave. Economically, Politically, Culturally, and Socially isolate them, until the people of the country turn on their own state policies to change for the better. Every major urban terrorist attack that has emenated in India 15 years has clear Pakistani connections. So do 9\/11 and 7\/11. Yet, why is it that successive Governments across the world have problems taking a hard stance on Pakistan. Accept the fact that Pakistan is a terrorist state \u00a0and deal with it accordingly. Hit them where it hurts. Sabre rattling in Kargil or Siachin is not the solution. A complete blockade might be.<\/p>\n

Finally, a little firm chat with Bangladesh \u00a0to get its act in place may not be such a bad idea. I think that India needs to accept the fact that her neighbours are not really going to like her no matter what she does. They are going to envy us, they are going to be resentful of us. And nothing we say or do is going to change that. Our foreign policy should not be aimed at being liked but at being considered business like and no nonsense. Unfortunately successive Indian governments have looked at more how India is perceived by outsiders rather than what is good for country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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