Wednesday, August 02, 2006

52 terrorist training camps in Pakistan.

PTI Wednesday, August 02, 2006 14:50 IST

"NEW DELHI: As many as 52 terrorist training camps are reported to be present in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Government is continuing to inform the international community of these developments, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Insurgent groups also continue to misuse Bangladesh territory for sanctuary, training camps, transportation or arms and transit and were being supported by intelligence agencies, both civil and military, of Bangladesh. This was stated by Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahmed in reply to a written question."

These terrorists from Pakistan are just a silly nuisance and better for them to be removed locally than for the need for Bush and Blair to do it for us. If both India and Pakistan would do it,. both countries would benefit. FWIW, IMO it is mainly Saudi Arabian Wahabis ultimately making most of the trouble and basically nothing to do with the subcontinent. Some Wahabis are OK but quite a lot are not. Better Pakistan sorts it out than Bush and Blair do it for them, as they will. All can benefit from some more common sense.

Kashmir: I like it but know things could be better and without any major moves, they probably could be. Get out the terrorists first is best. With any luck it will happen, both countries will cope and the India Free Trade area should make both countries happy and prosperous.

Things look good potentially for both India and Pakistan. Even the gas pipeline is beginning to look like a possible starter with only some business problems at the Iran end about price, the sums could definitely be done and the rest looks great.

I was in Dublin not so long ago and with all the Irish problems and bombings, the Republic would be a natural to rejoin the UK ! Incredible, isn't it ? What is likely to actually happen is that things will keep getting better as the EU improves, which most people want. But in the long run they might as well never have left the UK. So the Kashmir problem will disappear under its own steam in a somewhat similar way. I've been there, I like it, I know there are grumbles all round but success without any bargaining is possible and truly likely. It does make geopolitical common sense. Look, Montreal is still part of Canada and in fact it is more likely that California would leave the US for Canada than that Montreal would secede. Kashmir as it is can work, and that is best!

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