your above claims are baseless.What do you want to do now, Ask LET to declare a full fledged war against India?, while we destroy your ISI sponsered LET?...
Chill bro....You are no way better than Mr Karamat, not even a little bit...your ex army chief is talking.
According to General(Retd.) Karamat, water is an issue, so is the fact that India is attempting to start yet another arms race.
So now you'll have to agree with AZADPAKISTAN since General(Retd.) Karamat is better informed.
You should really find a better newspaper.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Early US exit from Afghanistan fraught with danger: Karamat
LONDON, March 12 (APP) - Former Army Chief General (retd) Jehangir Karamat said on Friday a premature US exit from Afghanistan was fraught with danger and could create a serious imbalance that would have an adverse impact on the region.As a keynote speaker at a seminar on Pakistan, its neighbours and regional security held at a leading British defence think tank *Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) he said the important factor for the region is US policy for South Asia that is on separate and distinct tracks for India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“Much will depend on the balance that this policy can strike in the context of India and Pakistan and how understanding it is of regional concerns especially those facing internal and external threat situations,” he said.
He said US strategic success in Afghanistan is important and the new push to secure people and consider reintegration and reconciliation is good for the region, adding that integration and a balanced ethnic structure will be an important consideration.
He spoke of the dangers that could destabilise the region listing these as India-Pakistan failure to move to an institutionalised dialogue process for resolution of issues, an Indo-Pakistan conflict triggered by non-state entities that gain their adversarial relationship, failure in Afghanistan in terms of securing the people and achieving ethnic balance, military action against Iran and indifference to Pakistan’s security concerns.
“A stressed regional environment could also emerge from a failure to address water, energy and social sector issues in the region. Failure to move towards economic and trade integration by not addressing the issues that hamper progress in these areas could also be disastrous.”Mr.Karamat noted that military power remains a dominant feature of the regional environment and underscored bilateral crises control measures.
He said terror is being used to further agendas that have nothing to do with religion and Pakistan as the median in the region is in the eye of this storm. He pointed out that terrorism casts a long shadow over Indo-Pak relations and the legacy of the past still lingers in terms of exploiting vulnerabilities to gain an advantage creating the perceptions that drive policies.
“Issues still remain unresolved and this influences threat perceptions. The uncertainty in Afghanistan and the trends there are fuelling new confrontations and aggressive policies.”
The former Army Chief also mentioned the failure of SAARC and said it has failed to take off when compared with other regional alliances. He said SAARC has the potential but the region is far from economic integration. “Intra regional trade remains at a low level while a difficult visa and travel regime also remains in place.”
He said Pakistan considers the US-India civilian nuclear technology agreement a hugely destabilising matter and views Indian plans of enhancing conventional military capabilities with concern.
Nevertheless,
he observed despite these concerns, Pakistan is following a threat reduction strategy that pushes for dialogue with India to resolve issues, stability in Afghanistan, co-operation in the war against terror and extremism and move towards confidence and trust building measures through bilateral talks.Major-General Jonathan Shaw, Chief of Defence Staff, International Security Policy, in his speech said the UK is determined to stand by Pakistan and spoke of the 665 million pounds aid by the British Government to alleviate poverty in the South Asian country.
He said Prime Minister Gordon Brown has acknowledged Pakistan’s important role in the war against terror and praised the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan military forces in this regard.
Shaw said the international community understand that Pakistan has a key role to play in the region whose future lay in peace, stability and concord. He said the international community cannot stay for ever in Afghanistan where it is investing huge financial sums to secure its future and stability.
Major-General Athar Abbas, Director-General, Inter Services Public Relations, spoke on the lessons identified from the Swat and Waziristan operations and how these have helped the military prepare itself for the future.
Other speakers included Deputy High Commissioner Asif Durrani, Dr.Jonathan Eyal, Director of International Security Studies, RUSI, Prof. Richard Bonney, Major-General (retd) Salimullah, visiting faculty at National Defence University, Prof.Antol Lieven of King’s College, London, Alexaner Neill, Head of Asia Security Programme,
RUSI and Nigel Inkster of the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS).
