MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS,

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SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS,
SOUTH ASIAN SECURITY/INDIA, PAKISTAN, WAR AGAINST
TERRORISM; NEW DELHI.

This countrywide cable reports on relevant media
reaction/opinion from India's large non-English press.
The Mission reports on English-language media via email
through the daily "Early Edition" summary.

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INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS
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1. "MISPLACED GENEROSITY," op-ed in August 3 right-of-
center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh's latest peace overture to a
recalcitrant Pakistan seems bewildering and misplaced.
How can you repose trust in a Pakistan that is
unwilling to own up to its misdemeanors? Pakistan,
which was worsted after the 9/11 attacks and the Anglo-
American 'war on terror', is on the verge of recovering
lost ground and scoring a major foreign policy triumph.
The real advantage for Pakistan lies in the fact that
an economically devastated West has lost the political
resolve to persist with the war in Afghanistan. It is
looking for ways to extricate itself from what is
generally being regarded as a no-win situation. The
consequences of Prime Minister Singh's generosity may
well be Pakistan's victory in Afghanistan. The Indian
Prime Minister deserves an award from Pakistan."

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SOUTH ASIAN SECURITY/INDIA
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2. "THE TRUTH BEHIND INDIA'S NUCLEAR SUBMARINE," op-ed
in August 3 centrist Hindi daily, NAVBHARAT TIMES:
"Those Indians who are gloating over the indigenously
built nuclear submarine do not know the extent to which
Russia played a role in this. With economic
liberalization, Russian companies are now out to make
profit, and India fits in very well as a willing
client. India is now in a trap, out of which it can
only come if it develops indigenous technological
capabilities in defense."

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PAKISTAN
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3. "EMBARRASSED PERVEZ MUSHARRAF," editorial in August
4 right-of-center Urdu daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA:
"Following the Supreme Court's verdict that the
emergency imposed by former President Pervez Musharraf
in 2007 was unconstitutional and illegal, Prime
Minister Gilani's observation that his party will never
support a dictator, indicates that the government is
all set to decide the fate of the former President and
he may be tried for treason for violating the
constitution. Possible action of Pakistan's immature
democratic government against Pervez Musharraf may be
dangerous for the government also as the military may
get an opportunity to intervene."


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4. "EXIT OF A HERO," editorial in August 4 independent
Kolkata Bengali, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "Musharraf's fate
still remains uncertain and it is difficult for
Islamabad to take a hard stance on this issue. In view
of the Taliban problem getting grim, fresh political
unrest will only complicate the situation. No doubt,
Musharraf's colorful working life has reached the end."

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WAR AGAINST TERRORISM
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5. "BANGLADESH CRACKS DOWN ON TERRORISTS: INDIA CAN
ALSO ACT NOW," op-ed article in centrist Marathi daily,
SAKAAL: "In what can be seen as a positive
development, Bangladesh's Awami League administration
has cracked down on selective anti-India insurgents who
have long made Bangladesh their base. Key operatives of
several militant groups from northeast India have so
far proved a nuisance to the India-Bangladesh bilateral
relationship. But now that Bangladesh has given clear
signals to the terrorist groups, India will also have
to walk the extra mile and think of imaginative ideas
to engage its neighbor."
ROEMER