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    Asked if the anti-India propaganda campaign in South Waziristan is a ploy to divert attention from the Mumbai attacks, Shahzad adds, "This is simply an exercise to motivate their men to fight against militants. The Pakistan army is trained to fight against India. Only now are they being asked to fight an enemy which was previously its ally." Pakistan's claims about India's involvement could improve the Taliban's image in the country, argues respected Pakistani defence analyst Dr Ayesha Siddiqa. Full Article at Rediff
    This is simply an exercise to motivate their men to fight against militants. The Pakistan army is trained to fight against India. Only now are they being asked to fight an enemy which was previously its ally.
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
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No Indian role in Waziristan: Pak analysts
  1. So if medicines are recovered from Waziristan, one cannot say that it is assistance from Indians to the Taliban
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
  2. Claims about India's involvement are aimed at boosting the Taliban's overall image in Pakistan
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
  3. after the Mumbai terror attacks last year, senior Pakistani security officials described Baitullah Mehsud and Mullah Fazlullah as Pakistan's assets while briefing foreign journalists. That was published in all the national newspapers. Hence, calling those militants Indian agents is just propaganda, whic...
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
  4. Pakistan claims it has recovered Indian weaponry and medicines from South Waziristan. But I don't believe such reports. There are no such links between India and the Taliban. Even if India supports militancy, it is not foolish enough to leave the evidence.
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
  5. Having interacted with militants in tribal areas, I can confirm that the Indian involvement is not possible in such areas.
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
  6. Such news will convey the impression that the Taliban is not behind the violence. This is indeed a good public relations exercise. It is also a signal from the Pakistan army to the Taliban that while Islamabad will fight forces which want to damage the Pakistani State, it is not generally against the Ta...
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
  7. If the Pakistan army has concrete evidence of India's involvement in terrorist attacks in Waziristan, then the matter should be taken up at the highest level
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
  8. says there is concrete evidence but India does not agree. Let a third party decide the matter. Instead of the blame game, the issue should be raised at high-level meetings between the two countries.
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago
  9. If that happens, that group will immediately be isolated from the main Taliban. The United States tried that experiment many times and each time it failed.
    SOURCE: Rediff 4 weeks ago

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