OK so the list of 20 fugitives have been handed over to Pakistan. And yes it contains the same old names like dawood ibrahim and Hafiz saeed etc etc.
There is a reason why south asia is in such a pathetic state. Desis can’t think out of the box.
India would have been much more successful in convincing the world and Pakistan, had it asked for a joint investigation followed by two or three names of LeT. That would have put the right kind of pressure on Pakistan.
Asking for kitchen sink and pots and pans doesn’t help if the plumbing is broken.
Now you guys don’t even think that this thread is somehow giving hints to the enemies of Pakistan. No not at all.
The reality is that both India and Pakistan are stuck in the same old rut, and the world is tired for old excuses.
Time to rethink the strategies especially by Pakistan. Because we have more to lose by repeating our past religiously motivated mistakes.
p.s. good thing is that as per the quoted news, both India and Pakistan are refraining from the use of war drums like the recent times. This pleasant (if you can call it so) may be the result of “hard work” by USA on massaging both India and Pakistan.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | India asks Pakistan for fugitives
India asks Pakistan for fugitives
India has asked Pakistan to hand over 20 fugitives from Indian law who it believes are settled in Pakistan.
Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said the names were given during a formal protest to the high commissioner of Pakistan over the attacks in Mumbai.
It was unclear what links the fugitives on the list had to the Mumbai attacks. Pakistan did not respond directly but offered a “joint investigation”.
Tensions have risen between the nations since the attacks that left 188 dead.
Twenty-two foreigners were among those killed and more than 200 people were injured.
Separately dramatic new CCTV footage has been released of the firefight between militants and Indian police at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus last Wednesday night.
Indian officials have repeatedly said in recent days there is evidence that the militants behind the attacks had Pakistani links.
One gunman survived and is in police custody. Indian media reports say Azam Amir Qasab is from Pakistan and linked to the Pakistan-based Kashmiri militant group, Lashkar-e-Toiba, or Army of the Pure. The group denies involvement.
Islamabad has also denied any involvement and warned against letting “miscreants” inflame tensions in the region.
India’s new home minister has vowed to “respond with determination and resolve” to the crisis.
Palaniappan Chidambaram said: “This is a threat to the very idea of India, very soul of India.”
But Mr Mukherjee said on Tuesday that India was not considering a military option.
The attackers in Mumbai opened fire in several locations, including a railway station, a popular restaurant, a hospital, two hotels and a Jewish centre.
The attacks on the two hotels - the Taj Mahal Palace and Oberoi-Trident - and the Jewish centre resulted in nearly three days of running battles between elite commandos and the gunmen before the sites were secured.
‘Strong action’
“We have asked for the arrest and handover of those persons who are settled in Pakistan and who are fugitive of Indian law,” Mr Mukherjee told reporters in the Indian capital, Delhi.
Indian media reports say the names include alleged underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, who Delhi says lives in Karachi. Pakistani officials deny it.
Much of the list appears to be based on one issued after the attacks on the Indian parliament in 2001.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi did not respond to the list request but said Pakistan was offering “a joint investigating mechanism and a joint commission to India”.
“We are ready to jointly go into the depth of this issue and we are ready to compose a team that could help you,” he said on Tuesday.
The BBC’s David Loyn in Delhi says the offer is unlikely to satisfy the demands made by India for a far tougher response towards militants based in Pakistan.
With embarrassing revelations about intelligence failures and general elections due next year the Indian government is under severe political pressure to be seen to be making a robust response.
On Monday, India’s foreign ministry told Pakistan’s high commissioner that Delhi expected “strong action would be taken against those elements, whosoever they may be, responsible for this outrage”.
A spokesman for the Pakistani high commission played down the meeting, saying discussions were held in a “cordial atmosphere”.
The Indian government has faced growing anger over its handling of the attacks. The home minister and the chief and deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra state all submitted resignations.
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But Pakistan and India have refrained from the kind of rhetoric that led to the major military escalation after the 2001 Delhi parliament assault.
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