Re: 4 bomb blasts in Delhi
Press gets Kashmir nerves
Talks on opening Kashmir border points took place in Islamabad
Newspapers in India and Pakistan consider the effects of the weekend’s bombs in Delhi on the recent easing of tension over Kashmir.
Indian editorials are harsh in their assessment of alleged links between the bombers and Pakistan, but there is still support for continuing with the opening of Kashmir border points in a week’s time.
One Pakistani paper appeals for what it calls the peace process not to be derailed, but another believes the Indian authorities should gather more evidence before accusing anyone of planting the bombs.
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India’s Dainik Bhaskar
The three explosions in crowded markets of Delhi cannot be described as just another terrorist incident. Their implications are quite deep. The timing of these explosions points to deadly intentions and a deep-rooted conspiracy. The recent earthquake on both sides of the Line of Control in Kashmir has brought India and Pakistan and their people closer. Relief operations carried out by the Indian Army have helped reduce the ill will amongst ordinary people towards them. Terrorists do not like this atmosphere of goodwill… We need a tight vigil on the borders, cordial relations with neighbouring countries, and goodwill and trust in society.
The Indian Express
Although the festival-eve terror came close to breaching India’s threshold of tolerance to terrorism, the Government consciously chose not to let the Delhi bombings come in the way of the quake diplomacy with Pakistan. The government’s decision to avoid a knee-jerk response to the terror attacks has given it time and space to assess the results of the investigation.
India’s The Pioneer
The lachrymose statements [from Pakistan] that followed Saturday’s attack on Delhi are nothing more than crocodile tears shed by those who are primarily responsible for conveying, through their inaction, to terrorist groups that India is today a far softer target than ever before. It is a shame that even as the government publicises its decision to open up the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir, Indians are killed with impunity.
Times of India
It may be premature to walk away from the negotiating table, at least not until such time as there is clinching evidence of Islamabad’s complicity. But New Delhi must tenaciously work at building a case that proves that Pakistani soil remains the springboard of terror attacks and go international with it.
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Pakistan’s Daily Times
Don’t let the Delhi bombings derail the peace process! That the two sides are not jumping to conclusions and have decided to wait and see what kind of evidence emerges is a good sign… There is also a clearer understanding in both countries that there are elements on both sides that find it against their own interests that the two countries should start patching up and settling their old, deadlocked disputes. So, despite there being much to jerk the two back into the old rut of accusations and counter accusations, the process continues.
Pakistan’s Ausaf
We say that Pakistan has already condemned the incidents in which Muslims were targeted as well as Hindus. The Indian authorities should immediately investigate the incidents and hand down exemplary punishment to those who mercilessly kill commoners, women and children.
Pakistan’s Khabrain
The Indian police have termed the incidents as acts of terrorism and have said Pakistan’s Islamist organizations Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Toiba may be involved in them. We say the Indian agencies should have carried out interrogations first and then levelled their allegations against any organizations.