It is not about the act of actually letting a cricket team in, I agree that makes no difference. It is about the message you are sending. The message of utter and complete apathy to your citizens and the message of "everything's fine" to Pakistan. If someone from a neighbor's family attacked someone in your family, would it be prudent to invite them over for dinner, even though that act likely will have no bearing on future attacks? The snub is largely symbolic but necessary.
Generally, the snub is also accompanied by strategic action, but nothing of that sort is going to happen.
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Allow the Paki cricket team to come but send such an invisible team there which could take out Dawood while match is in its final over.
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If someone from a neighbor's family attacked someone in your family, would it be prudent to invite them over for dinner, even though that act likely will have no bearing on future attacks? The snub is largely symbolic but necessary.
Well, the article in the original post is exactly about this. The conflict is not new, it spans generations. The notion that goodwill toward Pakistan will maybe result in progress and improve relations has been tried many times and has failed every time in the past. To think this will work in the future is the "wishful" or "denial" thinking the author is complaining about.
The answer is not wiping out your neighbor, but steady and strategic defese AND more importantly offense so that you're not always reacting. And this has to be primarily diplomatic (cause nobody wants a war) but supported by intelligence activities, covert most of the time and open when required.
None of this seems to be happening. Instead what will most likely happen now is cricket and other ties will resume, then (God forbid), there is another terrorist incident, and the ties are suspended. i.e. until just enough time has passed such that people have moved on with their lives and the corrupt administrators salivating at the milliions of dollars/rupees of potential revenue/bribes no longer worry about such decisions affecting their re-election prospects.
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Well, the article in the original post is exactly about this. The conflict is not new, it spans generations. The notion that goodwill toward Pakistan will maybe result in progress and improve relations has been tried many times and has failed every time in the past. To think this will work in the future is the "wishful" or "denial" thinking the author is complaining about.
The answer is not wiping out your neighbor, but steady and strategic defese AND more importantly offense so that you're not always reacting. And this has to be primarily diplomatic (cause nobody wants a war) but supported by intelligence activities, covert most of the time and open when required.
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Who is to blame for this?
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What the Pakistanis did at Mumbai, we cannot call it conflict. It is sheer Psychopath behaviour to line up people who have come for dinner at Taj and other restaurants and shoot them point blank.
Our "invitation" to these psychopaths is baffling. They have not arrested the criminals and handed out death sentence. Nor have they accepted the heap of evidence provided by us. We may have to meet Pakistan in international competitions or occasionally passenger aircraft from either side have to land because of engine trouble. Let us be civil and be done with these. To invite them and have them as guests of honor is nothing short of suicidal.
For BCCI and the Congress it is politics and money that counts The man on the street do not matter to either of them.
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India is confused whether to call Pakistan, a friend or enemy.
Pakistan clearly knows who it's enemy is. That is the fundamental issue.
Bhootnath: Your example about “playing with neighbour’s daughter” would make sense if you are talking about neighbouring country disputes anywhere in the world. These countries have a basic human values and courtesies which they respect and acknowledge.
With Pakistan, you are dealing with a Grade A Psychopath.
Are you are going to let your kid play with your neighbour, who happens to be say, Luke magnotta?.
Consider these:
During 2005 cricket matches, many Pakistanis who came on cricket visa never went back and are presently untraceable.
ISI Major Sajid Mir, one of the handlers of 26/11, visited India to watch Mohali match in 2005. You think he was there to foster cricketing ties with India?
Rajagopal.
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