From: brao@pollux.usc.edu (Bapa Rao)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Regarding RAW-Mossad Nexus to Fight Terrorism
Date: 24 Jul 1992 11:23:07 -0700
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In article <1992Jul23.201544.1204@u.washington.edu> ngrjn@milton.u.washington.edu (V Nagarajan) writes:
>In article <1992Jul23.185026.10827@news.uiowa.edu> abdutta@icaen.uiowa.edu (Abhijit Dutta) writes:
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>>        It is a very heartening news!  Specially, in view of my  
>>        prediction, in the wake of resumption of diplomatic ties
>>        between the two countries, about the impending cooperation in
>>        the domain of counter-terrorism activities.  
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>	This would indeed be good if, thru better intelligence and
>	organization with the Israelis' help, the back of terrorism were
>	broken, the police atrocities were stopped (in Punjab) and 
>	the innocent civilians were spared and were free to resume 
>	their normal lives.
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>							- Nagarajan

I am less sanguine that this happy ending would come about. 
I think enlisting Israeli help is a short-sighted step. 

I don't think it is possible to receive Israeli training in
counterterrorism without imbibing their philosophy, which is
highly problematic when applied to the Indian situation. The
Israeli philosophy is one of exclusion of a hostile population
and takeover of their land, whereas India has to adopt a 
consciously inclusive policy if it is to survive as a nation. 

It is a sad commentary on the level of India's national 
self-respect and will to prevail that it has, yet again, shown an
unwillingness to develop homegrown solutions to domestic 
problems and instead opted for forcibly transplanting a 
foreign solution, that is, on the face of it, counterproductive
to the goal of national unity and survival. 

It is even sadder to see that India of all countries should
ignore the fundamental principle of not setting fire to the
neighbor's house. Only the naive would imagine that Mossad,
once invited in, would confine its activities to serving
India's goals in a disinterested fashion, or allow its
activities to be controlled by RAW. There have been enough 
scandals about the infiltration of Indian military and civilian
intelligence services by Western intelligence agencies. It
is virtually certain that RAW will be infiltrated by Mossad.
This alone should give Israel's cheerleaders pause, if they
consider themselves seriously patriotic. I suggest that these
people review their Panchatantra. (I recommend the story about
the frog that invited a snake into the pond to devour its
froggy enemies, with obvious long-term consequences to itself.)

Given Mossad's track record, I can foresee any number of 
crises and public order problems (in addition to the ones 
we already generate on our own), and deepening hostility 
between India and Pakistan. I can't see any possible scenario
in which it would serve Israel's interests to see communal peace
in India or peace between India and Pakistan. Such peace is about
the only way in which India can survive and prosper. And Mossad's
primary goal is to serve Israel's interests.

Bapa Rao