Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Re: Ernestgramma

 Magari ci puoi far sapere come stanno reagendo i giornali indiani?
Wow, questa materia deve essere stata pubblicata quasi in questa ora,
no?  Stamattina le cronache non ne parlavano.

 Magari ci puoi far sapere come stanno reagendo i giornali indiani?
Sembra che l'opinione generale sia, Quasi sapevamo tutto questo prima,
ora lo sappiamo.
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http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article925961.ece
Pakistan WikiLeaks no comfort to India
The WikiLeaked U.S. diplomatic cables about Pakistan confirm much that
was suspected about the relationship between the two countries — worse
than troubled, built on mutual suspicion and fear of the capabilities
of one to do harm to the other. As long as it was only journalists
writing about it, both still had the luxury of denial, which they duly
used when reports first began to surface about American fears that
Pakistani nuclear weapons or material might fall into the hands of
Islamist militants. Officials in Washington publicly certified that
the nuclear weapons of its most important ally in the Afghan war were
safe in the hands of the country's military; Islamabad lashed out
against what it characterised as “scurrilous” and “motivated”
journalism. But the wealth of detail in the cables lays it all bare.
The communications expose the depth of U.S., Russian, and European
fears about extremists laying their hands on Pakistan's nuclear
weapons. Not just that. They tell about the tensions over Pakistan's
“diversion” of U.S. Coalition Support Funds for operations in the
tribal areas. They reveal how Pakistani leaders see the U.S. as a key
player in internal politics and at the same time expose American
helplessness in dealing with a country where the Army calls the shots
and runs four militant networks, one expressly for use against India.
The Americans could only express frustration when the Pakistani
military establishment decided to punish Washington for its civilian
financial assistance to the government through the Kerry-Lugar
legislation. U.S. officials were denied visas; the embassy in
Islamabad had to wait for permits for import of armoured vehicles, and
suffer the humiliation of staffers' cars being frequently stopped and
checked at security points.
Beyond the discomfiture for both sides, it is unsettling to know that
the war on terror is led by two countries whose relationship is based
on animosity rather than trust. For India, particularly for those who
seek peace with Pakistan, it raises some troubling questions. In one
cable, Anne Patterson, the U.S. Ambassador in Islamabad until
recently, makes the observation that money cannot change the Pakistan
military's view of India as the main external threat, nor stop its
sponsorship of the Lashkar-e-Toiba and three Taliban groups in
Afghanistan. In her view, resolving the Kashmir issue and reassessing
the Indian role in Afghanistan will be more helpful. The most obvious
worry for New Delhi is the knowledge that the U.S. has no leverage
with Islamabad to safeguard India's security concerns vis-à-vis
Pakistan-based terrorist groups. Resolving the Kashmir issue should be
a priority for political India irrespective of Pakistan. What is most
troubling is that as long as Pakistan remains in the grip of its
military, amity between the two neighbours is likely to remain
elusive.