Pakistani Press A real statesman like statement by the Indian National Security Advisor

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From: Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad <nayyar51@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:56:32 +0500
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A real statesman like statement by the Indian National Security Advisor

Not talking to Pakistan hasn't changed behaviour of our enemies: Menon

By Express Tribune Web Desk Published: October 16, 2013

As talks between Pakistan and India remain suspended, Indian National
Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon critiqued his country's
policy of not talking to its Western neighbour, saying it has not
changed the attitude of India's enemies, Times of India reported on
Wednesday. "Our Pakistan policy still faces the dilemmas that Patel's
generation faced: of how to prevent the enemies of India from having
their way. Patel's answer was clear, as you saw from his Amritsar
speech: fight your enemies at a time and place of your choosing but do
not make innocents, the people, (or refugees in that specific case),
victims of your policy." Menon's statement, referring to Sardar
Vallabhai Patel, was in response to Indian External Affairs minister
Salman Khurshid's comments over the weekend.

Khurshid had said that there was no dialogue with Pakistan at the
moment. Menon further criticised some former diplomats who had urged
prime minister Manmohan Singh not to meet with Nawaz Sharif in New
York. "When 40 self-styled experts and some political groups say do
not talk to Pakistan until ideal conditions exist and all terrorism
stops it betrays a lack of self-confidence. That is precisely what the
terrorists and their sponsors in the Pakistani establishment want, for
us not to talk to those in Pakistan who might differ from them."

India's NSA added that using the avenue of talks to punish Pakistan,
has not yielded the desired results. "Not talking does not change the
behaviour of our enemies. In fact it hands them a success that only
encourages them. At the very least talking to the saner elements in
Pakistan could encourage them to stand for the right policies and
could create confusion among our enemies," he added.

Talking about Patel, Menon said Indians should build their internal
strength to be able to deal with the world more ably. "That was his
[Sardar Vallabhai Patel] core message, which it was from strength that
one had to negotiate, not just talk, about the issues. But at the same
time, as his own example shows, he did not wait for ideal situations
and conditions in order to engage."







Syed Nayyar UddinAhmad
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Lahore.

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