Terror groups may try to push India, Pak into war: Mullen

[sudhir007]

Terror groups may try to push India, Pak into war: Mullen-Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times

NEW DELHI: The highest ranking officer of the US armed forces, Admiral Michael Mullen, has warned of fresh attempts by terrorist outfits to push India and Pakistan into a military conflict.

Admiral Mullen, who will be discussing counter-terrorism with top Indian military officials during his two-day visit, said the Mumbai attack had showed how a small group of terrorists could have a strategic impact. “One of the things that struck me then and is still a great concern is how 10 terrorists could drive two nuclear-armed nations closer to conflict,” the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters on board his plane bound for New Delhi.

Expressing concern about the Lashkar-e-Toiba, he said “I see them starting to emerge as a larger, regional, global threat,” the chairman said. “One of the things I’ve watched in the FATA, in the region between Pakistan and Afghanistan is the merging of these terrorist organisations,” he said.

Earlier, US Special Envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, who was also visiting India, had compared the Lashkar-e-Toiba to the Taliban.

Admiral Mullen also said he was in New Delhi a few days after the terror attack in Mumbai in November 2008 and that he was impressed by the Indian restraint during and immediately after the attack.

Admiral Mullen is expected to work on three defence pacts between India and the US ahead of president Barack Obama’s New Delhi trip later this year. These pacts, which have been deadlocked, are the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum Agreement (CISMOA) and the Basic Exchange and Co-operation Agreement for Geospatial Co-operation (BECA).

LSA, if signed, will enable the Indian and American militaries to provide logistics support, refuelling and berthing facilities for each other’s warships and aircraft on barter or an equal-value exchange basis.

In Admiral Mullen’s parleys with defence minister A K Antony, national security adviser Shivshankar Menon and other top Indian military brass, counter-terrorism, military exercises between the two countries and military-to-military co-operation are expected figure.

He said that though maritime exercises predominate, there have been air exercises and last year saw the first US Army unit training with the Army in India. He also said that he will be discussing cyber domain with India – a rising cyber power.

 

[Cow(ard)Boy]

These low life US arm personnel want to interfere everywhere,
I fail to understand what drags them here and comment about Pak-India?
They just pretend to show their superior status,but who cares about them,these comments hardly matter.

 

[devd]

Mullen had/has no knowledge of Indian system. For me as long as congress is as ruling party they will not attck paksitan doesnt matter how many mumbai like acts. Their election campaign is different. If they fought war they will lose the govt.

Congress Strategy as far as i know is not to waste money in WAR and lost the congress govt for future instead fund in Intelligence and paralysis paksitant to keep it Weak and they are quite successful in it so far (Stop water, Afgan terrrorism, Balochistan, Export competition to Pak). So they are putting huge amount of money it other factors under the table.

However BJP base of hindutav knows very well a single war with Paskitan means 15yrs of BJP govt in India. So i am pretty sure once the BJP comes they will defenatily attack Pak irrespective of any other factor. And we had seen this many time BJP motive and past behaviour for Pakistan. They are war monger

All other factors are illogical for as India is controlled by Govt political system not by Military. Army/Navy/IAF just listen New Delhi commands.

 

[su-47]

These low life US arm personnel want to interfere everywhere,
I fail to understand what drags them here and comment about Pak-India?
They just pretend to show their superior status,but who cares about them,these comments hardly matter.

Dude, he does have a point. Indian public was demanding a war after Mumbai attacks. So these terrorists almost achieved their goals.

As for US interference, is good for India as long as they interfere in Pakistan, and not in india.

 

[Break the Silence]

IMO, He is quite right as No common man in India as well as in Pakistan prays for war b/w two nations...Infact that common Man has lots of other tensions like..Schooling of children, monthly installments of Bank Loan, Taxes, Inflation....and list goes on...

 

[Tshering22]

Mullen had/has no knowledge of Indian system. For me as long as congress is as ruling party they will not attck paksitan doesnt matter how many mumbai like acts. Their election campaign is different. If they fought war they will lose the govt.

Congress Strategy as far as i know is not to waste money in WAR and lost the congress govt for future instead fund in Intelligence and paralysis paksitant to keep it Weak and they are quite successful in it so far (Stop water, Afgan terrrorism, Balochistan, Export competition to Pak). So they are putting huge amount of money it other factors under the table.

However BJP base of hindutav knows very well a single war with Paskitan means 15yrs of BJP govt in India. So i am pretty sure once the BJP comes they will defenatily attack Pak irrespective of any other factor. And we had seen this many time BJP motive and past behaviour for Pakistan. They are war monger

All other factors are illogical for as India is controlled by Govt political system not by Military. Army/Navy/IAF just listen New Delhi commands.

That's clear political bias you have against the BJP. Too much without knowing ground bottom. BJP is better in management in terms and a stern responder towards threats. Your accusation of a 'Hindutva' agenda is baseless since even we Buddhists prefer them because of their stronger stance towards national overall progress and defense.

Congress has ruined our northeast with their corrupt policies. Now we neither have proper infrastructure in northeast nor any form of security against China. There are regions in our borders with China where PLA troops are into our territory and patrolling what should be patrolled by the Indian Army and this government is so scared of even raising its voice. It is easy to talk when you don't have to live a stone throw distance away from the enemy.

Congress leaders have done nothing here and rely on the often touted minority votebank of illegal immigrant Bangladeshis who have now gradually started messing around in southern tips of Sikkim from Assam and Meghalaya. We are also technically a minority even though we're a part of Indian religious community--but what work has Congress done for us? Nothing. It is all votebank.

Do you know the on-going problems we have here because of Congress and not to mention Communists?

It is easy to sit and talk from US where you have everything available or even from Congress darling cities Delhi and Mumbai.

All politicians are corrupt but BJP is much better in managing affairs than Congress and CPI(M) anyday.

Other than this, I agree that we shouldn't have a military government ever because then we'd become like our Western neighbour too.