07-26-2009, 10:16 PM
Passage of time will no doubt tell us who or who all were responsible for the disastrous joint statement this time. However, one is tempted to state that if âwar is too important a matter to be left to the militaryâ, as Georges Clemenceau had said, any discussion with Pakistan is also âtoo important to be left to our diplomats and pseudo security expertsâ, while the military is kept out of the loop. Indira Gandhi made the same mistake and before her that capable PM, Lal Bahadur Shastri at Tashkent and lost out to the wily Pakistanisâ. Successive governments, irrespective of their political affiliations, have followed this, much to the disadvantage of the nation.
There are three obvious blunders in the joint statement......
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There are three obvious blunders in the joint statement......
to continue reading click on image above.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OOAvkOa_nho/Smk6...DAY+ARTICLE.jpg