09-30-2003, 07:31 PM
Swapan Das Gupta hits it right on the button. Pakistan is not just a failed state but a criminal enterprise (the phrase coined by VS Naipaul. If it was a failed state it would be a cause for rejoicing, but i dont see anybody in India dancing the Bhangra when it comes to Pakistan.
Quote:Second, we must realise that we are not dealing with a failed state if only that was true but with what V S Naipaul once called a criminal enterprise. Just because some of their representatives are charming, convivial and keep a good table doesnt make the Pakistani state any less venal. Remember the lies Musharraf uttered before the Agra summit about Dawood not being in Pakistan and look at the stories coming out of Karachi last week.