MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, NUCLEAR

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 002032 SIPDIS STATE FOR NP, AC, PM STATE FOR INR/MR STATE FOR SCA/INS, PM/CBM, PM/PRO STATE FOR SCA/PPD, PA/RRU STATE FOR AID/APRE-A USDOC FOR 4530/IEP/ANESA/OSA FOR BILL MURPHY E.O. 12958:N/A TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION, IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM, PALESTINE /ISRAEL; 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. -------------- INDO-PAK RELATIONS -------------- ¶1. "DEADLOCK AS USUAL IN INDO-PAK RELATIONS," editorial in September 30 right-of-center Urdu daily, ETEMAAD: "Islamabad is responsible for the failure of talks between India and Pakistan. When there are no concrete initiatives in view, what should India recognize? India will not hesitate to extend its support, but it will not take hypocrisy. Nothing short of action against culprits, on the basis of documents and evidences provided by India, will do." -------------- NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION -------------- ¶2. "NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY," editorial in September 30 Hindi daily DAINIK BHASKAR: "India's refusal to sign the NPT is right, as it has a clean nuclear record. U.S. nuclear discipline has failed to stop Iran and North Korea. What is needed is a time-bound disarmament goal and a fair NPT structure. Obama has given a positive message by not installing missiles in Europe. Although there is a danger of its neighbor' nukes falling into terrorists' hands, India should cooperate in every possible way in this direction." ¶3. "TOWARDS DISARMAMENT," editorial in September 30 Hindi daily, AMAR UJALA: "President Barack Obama's call for nuclear nonproliferation is justified considering the danger of proliferation by Iran and North Korea, and the danger from Libya. But the pressure on India is worrisome and uncalled for. India rightly considers both the NPT and the CTBT to be flawed treaties." -------------- IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM -------------- ¶4. "MISSILE EXPERIMENTS OF IRAN," editorial in September 30 right-of-center Urdu daily, SIASAT: "It remains to be seen how America and other major countries behave with Iran during the proposed talks scheduled to be held next week in Geneva. If these countries take short-sighted decisions in favor of Israel, the whole world will face horrible consequences of overlooking the unannounced nuclear power Israel." -------------- PALESTINE /ISRAEL -------------- ¶5. "MUSLIMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD SHOULD UNITE TO SAVE NEW DELHI 00002032 002 OF 002 THE SANCTUARY," editorial in September 30 right-of- center Urdu daily, MUNSIF: "The attempt to disgrace Aqsa Mosque by extremist Jews under the supervision of the Israeli army, is like piercing a dagger in the open chest of the Islamic world. This incident should be seen in the perspective of so-called peace efforts of President Obama. In spite of it, the silence of the American administration and that of President Obama is not only mysterious, it is also objectionable. Is it not the responsibility of the USA to pressure Israel to stop such provocation?" ROEMER