INDIA SUMMARIZED

The two faces of Pakistan were on stark display last week, one with a good make over showing signs of a somewhat healthy diet and the other darkened with twisted logic spouting old falsehoods. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar went through Washington trying to convince audiences that her government was sincere about peace in Afghanistan and ready to cooperate with the Americans. The only price was “respect” not strategic depth. She was public and up front. Retd Gen Ehsan ul-Haq, former chief of the ISI and former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee, on the other hand, meandered around Washington, quietly raising old ghosts and undermining faith that the military mindset had changed either towards India or the US. He hinted that it was too late to draw the Taliban into meaningful talks. The civilians vs. the military-ISI wrestling match in Washington was clearly a ploy to win the referee’s sympathy before the national elections. But the problem is that Pakista...