India's problem is Pakistan not Afghanistan: Shivshankar Menon

[Trango Towers]

India's problem is Pakistan which not only promotes terrorism from its own soil but also trains terrorists in Afghanistan, former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has said.

The top diplomat, who also served as Foreign Secretary and India's ambassador to China, rejected the claim that there was a direct link between economics and peaceful bilateral relationship.

"An economically strong or weak Pakistan does not matter. Pakistan was doing well economically in the 60s and 70s. It has been doing miserably for the last 15 years, we still don't have good relations with it," Menon said Saturday at the Jaipur Literature Festival.


"All we want is Pakistan to be at peace with itself. Thank you. We want to get on with our lives. We have better things to do," he said.



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Menon said the "problem" lay in the political needs of some people on the both sides to maintain a certain level of control, antagonism and hostility.

"For the Pakistan Army it is obvious because it helps them to have a say in the politics, budget and in the Pakistani imagination that they are the defenders of the country," he said.

"India does not face an Afghan problem. We have a Pakistan problem. The terrorists are coming from there. The terrorists who are even trained in Afghanistan are by Pakistan or the ISI," Menon said.

He, however, said the military action was not the solution to settle the longstanding problem.

"I don't think there is a military solution to the Indo-Pak problem. Ever since we both went overtly nuclear, it has stabilised the situation and pushed the level of violence down. We fought three wars in the first 25 years and we haven't fought since and that is when nuclear programmes took off, " the former NSA said.

He was participating in a panel discussion alongside Pulitzer Prize winning American author and academic Steve Coll and US journalist and author Peter Bergen.

Menon said while other countries have a "common interest' in Afghanistan, Pakistan's interest lies in promoting terrorism in the war-ravaged country.

The veteran diplomat said the US might change its behaviour after the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, but not Pakistan as the problem is intrinsic to Islamabad's structure.

Prime Minister Modi visited Pakistan in December 2015 but the terror attacks by Pakistan-based militants in Pathankot in January 2016 and then in Uri in September strained the ties between the two countries.

India cancelled the foreign minister-level meeting with Pakistan to be held in New York last year, citing the "brutal" killing of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the release of the postal stamps by Islamabad "glorifying" Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani.

Pakistan's powerful military has always played a crucial role in the country's politics. The army has ruled Pakistan for more than 33 years in the country's 70-year history.
First Published on Jan 27, 2019 04:18 pm

18 months and we will focus on you...just be patient and drink the golden juice

 

[maverick1977]

funny indians talk of terrorism... they sponsor terrorism in Pakistan.

the murder of 156 schools kids on 16th dec was organised by them

Yeh wo zalim log hain jo murdoon ko bhee chortay, shamshaan ghaat may jalanay kay baad, hadion ko danday maar maar kar taurtay hain... insaan ko kuttay say bhee Bataar treat kartay hay aur dunia kay sub say baray roondoo

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Pak's problem is not having a Manly arch enemy, not India....

And what can India do about it except moaning like a dehati aurat? R rona much?

They termed the native Americans as the Red Indians...

 

[MultaniGuy]

India's problem is Pakistan which not only promotes terrorism from its own soil but also trains terrorists in Afghanistan, former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has said.

The top diplomat, who also served as Foreign Secretary and India's ambassador to China, rejected the claim that there was a direct link between economics and peaceful bilateral relationship.

"An economically strong or weak Pakistan does not matter. Pakistan was doing well economically in the 60s and 70s. It has been doing miserably for the last 15 years, we still don't have good relations with it," Menon said Saturday at the Jaipur Literature Festival.


"All we want is Pakistan to be at peace with itself. Thank you. We want to get on with our lives. We have better things to do," he said.



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Menon said the "problem" lay in the political needs of some people on the both sides to maintain a certain level of control, antagonism and hostility.

"For the Pakistan Army it is obvious because it helps them to have a say in the politics, budget and in the Pakistani imagination that they are the defenders of the country," he said.

"India does not face an Afghan problem. We have a Pakistan problem. The terrorists are coming from there. The terrorists who are even trained in Afghanistan are by Pakistan or the ISI," Menon said.

He, however, said the military action was not the solution to settle the longstanding problem.

"I don't think there is a military solution to the Indo-Pak problem. Ever since we both went overtly nuclear, it has stabilised the situation and pushed the level of violence down. We fought three wars in the first 25 years and we haven't fought since and that is when nuclear programmes took off, " the former NSA said.

He was participating in a panel discussion alongside Pulitzer Prize winning American author and academic Steve Coll and US journalist and author Peter Bergen.

Menon said while other countries have a "common interest' in Afghanistan, Pakistan's interest lies in promoting terrorism in the war-ravaged country.

The veteran diplomat said the US might change its behaviour after the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, but not Pakistan as the problem is intrinsic to Islamabad's structure.

Prime Minister Modi visited Pakistan in December 2015 but the terror attacks by Pakistan-based militants in Pathankot in January 2016 and then in Uri in September strained the ties between the two countries.

India cancelled the foreign minister-level meeting with Pakistan to be held in New York last year, citing the "brutal" killing of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the release of the postal stamps by Islamabad "glorifying" Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani.

Pakistan's powerful military has always played a crucial role in the country's politics. The army has ruled Pakistan for more than 33 years in the country's 70-year history.
First Published on Jan 27, 2019 04:18 pm

This Indian guy Menon is a loser. India does not have a stake in Afghanistan. Pakistan does.

India needs to shoo away.

 

[fitpOsitive]

India's problem is Pakistan which not only promotes terrorism from its own soil but also trains terrorists in Afghanistan, former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon has said.

The top diplomat, who also served as Foreign Secretary and India's ambassador to China, rejected the claim that there was a direct link between economics and peaceful bilateral relationship.

"An economically strong or weak Pakistan does not matter. Pakistan was doing well economically in the 60s and 70s. It has been doing miserably for the last 15 years, we still don't have good relations with it," Menon said Saturday at the Jaipur Literature Festival.


"All we want is Pakistan to be at peace with itself. Thank you. We want to get on with our lives. We have better things to do," he said.



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Menon said the "problem" lay in the political needs of some people on the both sides to maintain a certain level of control, antagonism and hostility.

"For the Pakistan Army it is obvious because it helps them to have a say in the politics, budget and in the Pakistani imagination that they are the defenders of the country," he said.

"India does not face an Afghan problem. We have a Pakistan problem. The terrorists are coming from there. The terrorists who are even trained in Afghanistan are by Pakistan or the ISI," Menon said.

He, however, said the military action was not the solution to settle the longstanding problem.

"I don't think there is a military solution to the Indo-Pak problem. Ever since we both went overtly nuclear, it has stabilised the situation and pushed the level of violence down. We fought three wars in the first 25 years and we haven't fought since and that is when nuclear programmes took off, " the former NSA said.

He was participating in a panel discussion alongside Pulitzer Prize winning American author and academic Steve Coll and US journalist and author Peter Bergen.

Menon said while other countries have a "common interest' in Afghanistan, Pakistan's interest lies in promoting terrorism in the war-ravaged country.

The veteran diplomat said the US might change its behaviour after the troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, but not Pakistan as the problem is intrinsic to Islamabad's structure.

Prime Minister Modi visited Pakistan in December 2015 but the terror attacks by Pakistan-based militants in Pathankot in January 2016 and then in Uri in September strained the ties between the two countries.

India cancelled the foreign minister-level meeting with Pakistan to be held in New York last year, citing the "brutal" killing of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the release of the postal stamps by Islamabad "glorifying" Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani.

Pakistan's powerful military has always played a crucial role in the country's politics. The army has ruled Pakistan for more than 33 years in the country's 70-year history.
First Published on Jan 27, 2019 04:18 pm

They couldn't pressurise Taliban, so now they are pressurising Pakistan. So my cute Indian fellow, that will not help you in Afghanistan. Better deal with Talibs yourself, we can't do much in this.

 

[Jaanbaz]

Indians wants to be the sole ''Paliceman'' of South Asia but Pakistan stands in the way.

 

[macnurv]

"All we want is Pakistan to be at peace with itself. Thank you. We want to get on with our lives. We have better things to do," he said.

Yes I would believe that, but your actions speaks differently. If you didnt care about Pakistan, Pakistan wouldnt be an issue in elections, just like India wasnt an issue in Pakistani elections, because we really dont give a F about India, but India on the other hand is infatuated by Pakistan.

"For the Pakistan Army it is obvious because it helps them to have a say in the politics, budget and in the Pakistani imagination that they are the defenders of the country," he said.

Again talking out of his ***, and yes the Pakistani nation does consider its army as its defenders, India or no India.

"India does not face an Afghan problem. We have a Pakistan problem. The terrorists are coming from there. The terrorists who are even trained in Afghanistan are by Pakistan or the ISI," Menon said.

Arghhh, more lies. NDS and RAW are fomenting terrorism in Pakistan via Afghanistan, not the other way around.

He was participating in a panel discussion alongside Pulitzer Prize winning American author and academic Steve Coll and US journalist and author Peter Bergen.

Yes, another example of one sided so called panel with little to no challenge to such absurd lies being spewed.

Its about time Pakistan up its game and increase its presence at such event globally, we are winning the war against terrorism but loosing war of narratives.