Bang Galore
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Absolutely agree.. except the 1st line. Because there could be other intellegence source/security reasons why he may choose not to divulge the info or its source.. Or may be he will.. Or maybe he'll just issue a clarification...
Much has been made of the clarification issued about how the PM meant Pakistan in general & not the Pakistani government in particular. Other than the fact that such a clarification hardly lets anyone off the hook or makes them come out smelling of roses, this is standard diplomatic fare allowing the affected party(Pakistan in this case) some kind of a face saver. The fact is that no one in the media bought that since they all chose to lead with the PM's original comments. Even Pakistan does not seem to go by the clarification since their High Commissioner issued a rejoinder to the original comments.
From an Indian point of view, this should count as a very satisfying 24 hours diplomatically. Cameron may be called a liar & a lot worse by many Pakistani members on this forum & outside but it simply does not matter. What matters is not whether he has or does not have the proof that they want to see, all that matters is a head of government of a major western country has echoed Indian views. If he did it for economic reasons, all the better. The Indian economy is only going to get more important, not less.
Any future attacks on India/Indian interests will have many more across the world who believe that Pakistan is involved. Only the absolutely cussed will believe that these statements have no tangible effect on the thinking of ordinary people in the rest of the world.