India- US Should Support Musharraf
Musharraf Best Bet Against Terror: India & US Should Support
By MOHAN SAHAY
For once Washington has wrongly assessed the situation in Pakistan. For, it is the radical Islamic organizations, terror outfits like Al Qaida, JeM and LeT who are hell bent upon to upstage the beleaguered President of Pakistan Gen. Parvez Musharraff.
All forces hostile to India have joined hands to throw Musharraf out of power. Little has been said or commented upon the role of the Pakistan Media in fueling the campaign against Musharraf. The media in Pakistan are anti- Indian and hostile to any peace negotiation and friendship with New Delhi.
Back in India, majority of the Indian Media in their myopic perception of the situation go all out to praise anything that comes from Pakistan even if that means harming out national interest.
One must give the devil his due. Musharraf though the usurper of power in Pakistan by coup has not resorted to crushing the opposition against him with an iron hand. On the contrary, he has allowed leaders like Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, both being former Prime Minister to meddle in the current turmoil. The leaders – Bhutto and Shariff carries little credibility if one goes through their tenure as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Both are corrupt politicians.
Although Musharraf did not do much to contain cross border terror against India, nonetheless, he never failed to continue and extend the process of dialogue with New Delhi on sending terrorists to Jammu & Kashmir and to other parts of India to strike violence.
Any change of guard in Islamabad would not necessarily bring peace to the valley or for that matter terrorists striking at will on the Indian soil. The new incumbent, in the event of Musharraf demitting office in Pakistan, would depend on the hardcore Islamic fundamentalists for consolidation of power – this would not augur well for India.
If Musharraf is suspect of giving shelter to Al Quaida head Bin Laden ( if he is alive ) then the US has every reason to desert the President and help either Benazir or Nawaz to head the new government. But it is naïve to expect the new ruler if that happens at all to take any firm action against the terror groups let alone confronting Al Quaida.
It was no easy decision for the Pakistani President to align with the forces against terror led by the US. He is paying the price for his attempts even if they were half hearted to contain terror in his own land.
Now that Musharraf himself faces threat of his life from the terror group, he must be realizing his mistake of not going whole hog against the terrorists and radical forces in Pakistan.
Should he continue to be at helms of Pakistan affairs, Musharraf in his new avatar would prove a real crusader against terrorists operating from Pakistan.
ends
By MOHAN SAHAY
For once Washington has wrongly assessed the situation in Pakistan. For, it is the radical Islamic organizations, terror outfits like Al Qaida, JeM and LeT who are hell bent upon to upstage the beleaguered President of Pakistan Gen. Parvez Musharraff.
All forces hostile to India have joined hands to throw Musharraf out of power. Little has been said or commented upon the role of the Pakistan Media in fueling the campaign against Musharraf. The media in Pakistan are anti- Indian and hostile to any peace negotiation and friendship with New Delhi.
Back in India, majority of the Indian Media in their myopic perception of the situation go all out to praise anything that comes from Pakistan even if that means harming out national interest.
One must give the devil his due. Musharraf though the usurper of power in Pakistan by coup has not resorted to crushing the opposition against him with an iron hand. On the contrary, he has allowed leaders like Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, both being former Prime Minister to meddle in the current turmoil. The leaders – Bhutto and Shariff carries little credibility if one goes through their tenure as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Both are corrupt politicians.
Although Musharraf did not do much to contain cross border terror against India, nonetheless, he never failed to continue and extend the process of dialogue with New Delhi on sending terrorists to Jammu & Kashmir and to other parts of India to strike violence.
Any change of guard in Islamabad would not necessarily bring peace to the valley or for that matter terrorists striking at will on the Indian soil. The new incumbent, in the event of Musharraf demitting office in Pakistan, would depend on the hardcore Islamic fundamentalists for consolidation of power – this would not augur well for India.
If Musharraf is suspect of giving shelter to Al Quaida head Bin Laden ( if he is alive ) then the US has every reason to desert the President and help either Benazir or Nawaz to head the new government. But it is naïve to expect the new ruler if that happens at all to take any firm action against the terror groups let alone confronting Al Quaida.
It was no easy decision for the Pakistani President to align with the forces against terror led by the US. He is paying the price for his attempts even if they were half hearted to contain terror in his own land.
Now that Musharraf himself faces threat of his life from the terror group, he must be realizing his mistake of not going whole hog against the terrorists and radical forces in Pakistan.
Should he continue to be at helms of Pakistan affairs, Musharraf in his new avatar would prove a real crusader against terrorists operating from Pakistan.
ends
posted by MOHAN SAHAY at 9:01 PM
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