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Mumbai attack in November 2008, when 10 Pakistani armed men entered the city and created havoc in the name of religion, deteriorated the ties between India and Pakistan, India suspended all kind of high level contacts with Pakistan when the possible involvement of ISI (Pakistan's Intelligence Agency) and Pakistan Army behind the attacks came into the picture. the talks were then put on hold on a condition if Pakistan will do justice by putting the accused under trial and punishing them.

The act supported by most of the Indians brought both the countries into external pressure of resuming talks. This slowly brought Pakistan in the upper position as it was India then which was refusing to talk.

Now the recent development in the ties is that India has indicated that it may resume talks with Pakistan by this July. Though Pakistan has still not punished the accused against whom whole world has the proof of involvement in the Mumbai incident. It is a win win situation for Pakistan, since Pakistan did what they like, killing people in India, and have also brought the whole situation as it was before attacks.

The reaction in India was mixed as we asked the public on our facebook Discussion page. Some people called it India's diplomatic defeat and some called it an important step towards peaceful relations. After Independence India and Pakistan have fought four wars, and none could actually bring a solution. A lot of dialogues and Agreements have been made towards a higher step in the peace processm like Simla summit, Lahore Summit, Agra Summit, Delhi-Lahore Bus Service, and Samjhauta Express Train Service. But all went in vain. Kargil war in 1999, Parliament Attack in 2001, Attacks on various cities in between a number of times and Mumbai Attack in 2008 overshadowed the effort and time spent in the peace process as Pakistan kept doing what it likes, killing people in India and now in the rest of the world as well.

There is hardly any point of starting a dialogue now. It is India's loss. India had decided to not to talk until Pakistan doesn't do something against the accused of Mumbai attack. Thought it is understood War is not the solution. But not talking to Pakistan doesn't mean India is going for war against Pakistan. Just forget it. Leave them, let India concentrate on its booming economy and internal development of infrasturcture. India wasn't loosing anything before, India provided a huge aid when they were in need during Pakistan flood last year, but when India was short of onions in the country Pakistan refused and stopped the already plying trading trucks on the international route. Whatever part of Kashmir India has, India should develop it, There is necessity of giving more attention to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and north east. make them feel happy, feel proud and feel lucky to be in India. When Pakistani side of Kashmir will observe that Indian side of Kashmir has so much facilities and developments, they will themselves start a revolt against Pakistan.

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Pakistan, a long time faithful ally of US, has been a part of US security pact CENTO and SEATO, major non NATO ally in the war against terrorism has now lost all diplomatic and high level contacts with America. America has suspended all ties for some undisclosed period of time. And is also considering closing the economical, military and relief aid worth billion dollars which is the lifeline of Pakistan.

The US administration has also put hold on President of Pakistan's visit to Washington next month and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also declined to meet Pakistan's foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich. 


To what extent suspended ties between US and Pakistan would affect the terrorists organization is not clear. Since Pakistan plays a complex game of funding them internally and fighting with them in a way that it looks as if they are really fighting. A peaceful and developing Pakistan is indeed in the interest of neighbouring countries, but once US aid is closed Pakistan will not have anything remaining to develop nuclear bombs and warfare and training terrorists against India, which is in the knowledge of both US and India that Pakistan diverts US aid for covert purposes. 


This action against Pakistan is of a great loss to them but also for US for one reason as Pakistan provides its land to US for war against terrorists in Afghanistan. "There is now a demand in some quarters in Washington to turn off the aid spigot vital for Pakistan's survival, even as there is pressure on the civilian government in Islamabad to hold to account the United States, whose lifeline to its 140,000 troops in Afghanistan runs through Pakistan." As quoted by Bennett, Coleman & Co.


Why did all this happen?


Davis, an alleged private security contractor, was on an American diplomatic mission in Pakistan when he shot dead two Pakistani locals last month in what he said was in self-defense after they attempted to rob him. Pakistan acted tough on him more than in usual cases despite US demands that he be freed because he enjoys diplomatic immunity.

Washington has now convinced Pakistan that Davis has a diplomatic passport, and although it is stamped with a work visa, he is entitled to diplomatic immunity under international conventions. But now the situation has slipped from Pakistan's hand because now people know why Pakistan was acting so strange on this issue. the two Pakistani locals who were shot dead by David came out to be the spies of ISI, Pakistan's notorious intelligence agency responsible for attack on Mumbai in 2008 and on Indian Embassy in Kabul. Just after one of the spy's death his widow died mysteriously by consuming poison. 


But instead of moving towards a resolution, Pakistan is trying to cover the matter by accusing three more American diplomats who came to rescue Davis on car and supposedly killed a pedestrian on the way. Just similar to how Pakistan tried to cover and divert world's attention after Mumbai attacks by staging an encounter against a group of Pakistani citizen on a public street and then claiming them to be Indian agents.

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