12-29-2008, 06:10 PM
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Defend but not offend, says the Communists</span>
<b>War against Pakistan not an option: Raja</b>
Express News Service
First Published : 29 Dec 2008 01:49:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 29 Dec 2008 12:30:20 PM IST
CHENNAI: CPI national secretary D Raja on Sunday came down heavily on BJP for trying to disrupt communal harmony in the country by putting pressure on the Central Government to wage a war against Pakistan.
Speaking at a seminar on terrorism and Indiaâs security aspect organized by the Tamil Nadu Science Organization, he said BJP was doing so in the name of nationalism which was just a frontage established by the party to gain political mileage.
Pointing out that war against Pakistan was not a viable option, Raja said the only option at the moment was to focus international pressure on Pakistan and force it to dismantle the terror outfits thriving within its boundaries. âReligion should not be identified with terrorism. A terrorist can belong to any caste and it is wholly wrong to categorize terrorism as a consequence of religious tendenciesââ, he said.
Raja also said another reason for war being not an option before India was that the power structure within Pakistan was still hazy and nothing much was known about who held the actual reins of power within the country.
Pointing out that the need of the hour is to strengthen the intelligence apparatus in India, he said the State Government should be given concrete intelligence inputs by the Intelligence Bureau instead of being vague about it.
âThe State Government should be taken into confidence and allowed to work in tandem with the Centre as far as the fight against terrorism is concernedââ, he said and added, âWith terrorists eyeing on the sea route for entry into the country it is high time that the coastal security was perked up and adequate monetary assistance should be earmarked for the purposeââ. âThe shoes thrown at the US President George Bush by an Iraqi journalist recently were the only `weapons of mass destructionâ that America was able to find within Iraqi territoryââ.
India should take a proactive rather than a reactive role in its fight against terrorism and pursuing a war at this juncture is not feasible, he added.
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.a...MyXZKtxw==&SEO=
<b>War against Pakistan not an option: Raja</b>
Express News Service
First Published : 29 Dec 2008 01:49:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 29 Dec 2008 12:30:20 PM IST
CHENNAI: CPI national secretary D Raja on Sunday came down heavily on BJP for trying to disrupt communal harmony in the country by putting pressure on the Central Government to wage a war against Pakistan.
Speaking at a seminar on terrorism and Indiaâs security aspect organized by the Tamil Nadu Science Organization, he said BJP was doing so in the name of nationalism which was just a frontage established by the party to gain political mileage.
Pointing out that war against Pakistan was not a viable option, Raja said the only option at the moment was to focus international pressure on Pakistan and force it to dismantle the terror outfits thriving within its boundaries. âReligion should not be identified with terrorism. A terrorist can belong to any caste and it is wholly wrong to categorize terrorism as a consequence of religious tendenciesââ, he said.
Raja also said another reason for war being not an option before India was that the power structure within Pakistan was still hazy and nothing much was known about who held the actual reins of power within the country.
Pointing out that the need of the hour is to strengthen the intelligence apparatus in India, he said the State Government should be given concrete intelligence inputs by the Intelligence Bureau instead of being vague about it.
âThe State Government should be taken into confidence and allowed to work in tandem with the Centre as far as the fight against terrorism is concernedââ, he said and added, âWith terrorists eyeing on the sea route for entry into the country it is high time that the coastal security was perked up and adequate monetary assistance should be earmarked for the purposeââ. âThe shoes thrown at the US President George Bush by an Iraqi journalist recently were the only `weapons of mass destructionâ that America was able to find within Iraqi territoryââ.
India should take a proactive rather than a reactive role in its fight against terrorism and pursuing a war at this juncture is not feasible, he added.
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.a...MyXZKtxw==&SEO=