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A Marshall Plan for Pakistan

Gautam Adhikari, The Times of India | December 1, 2008

New Delhi has been warning the world of terrorist threats emanating from Pakistan, and now the world is listening. ++ "Stabilizing Pakistan means genuinely democratizing its polity and helping its economy grow back to a sustainable level of prosperity." ++ Most importantly Pakistan's corrupt military establishment, which is strangling civilian rule, must be ousted from power. ++ Military action is not the answer; a global effort, lead by G7 countries, China, and Saudi Arabia, is needed to bolster Pakistan's democracy and provide aid.

Mon, Dec 1st 2008, 13:53

David Neil Lebhar, Atlantic Community, Gold Contributor (134)

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A related article from The National:

"The key question: Who benefits if Pakistan is blamed for Mumbai?"

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081130/OPINION/259100551/1006/rss

Thu, Jun 30th 2011, 15:53

Amarjyoti Acharya

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The notion of regional security complexes like South Asia using terrorism as an instrument of real-politik seems a dominant view given by tempers that seem to reign - at least in the Indian media\commentary. The issue of the Afghan angle merely add to the sense of discomfort. Can the two states meaningfully sign instruments that allows their de-linking of terror as an instrument of real-politik? While one acknowledges the complexity of a security complex that India-Pakistan together represent.

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