08-17-2006, 06:37 PM
The Meaning of the Mumbai Blasts
<i>Michael Krepon
The Henry L. Stimson Center, 7 August 2006
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In the wake of the Mumbai blasts, the governments of India, Pakistan and the United States acted in familiar ways. New Delhi expressed its outrage and struggled with poor choices in dealing with Pakistan. Islamabad sent condolences and hoped that the composite dialogue with India would resume without too great a delay. And Washington expressed solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism, <b>only to quickly turn its attention elsewhere</b>. These ritualistic statements serve to clarify that India is in a bind. But so, too, are Pakistan and the United States.
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<i>Michael Krepon
The Henry L. Stimson Center, 7 August 2006
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In the wake of the Mumbai blasts, the governments of India, Pakistan and the United States acted in familiar ways. New Delhi expressed its outrage and struggled with poor choices in dealing with Pakistan. Islamabad sent condolences and hoped that the composite dialogue with India would resume without too great a delay. And Washington expressed solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism, <b>only to quickly turn its attention elsewhere</b>. These ritualistic statements serve to clarify that India is in a bind. But so, too, are Pakistan and the United States.
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