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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 001340 
 
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E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/TERRORISM; 
INDIA/PAKISTAN; NORTH KOREA; NEW DELHI. 
 
This countrywide cable reports on relevant media 
reaction/opinion from India's large non-English press. 
The Mission reports on English-language media via email 
through the daily "Early Edition" summary. 
 
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PAKISTAN/TERRORISM 
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¶1. "TALIBAN'S TYRANNY IN FAILED PAKISTAN," editorial in 
June 29 centrist Gujarati daily, DIVYA BHASKAR: "The 
Taliban-orchestrated violence and mayhem is becoming a 
severe challenge for Pakistani administrators, with 
innocent civilians becoming targets of mindless acts of 
terrorism that has ruined the peace in Pakistan.  The 
Taliban have now found a new torture method by 
demanding 'jizya' (protection money) from the non- 
Muslim [Hindus and Sikhs] communities in Pakistan. 
Besides, the Taliban and Al Qaeda are eyeing Pakistan's 
nuclear weapons to use against America and Britain. 
The Pakistani government seems to have run out of 
options in reining in such rogue outfits.  It is in 
this light that Pakistan has been mentioned among the 
top 10 in the 'failed states' category." 
 
¶2. "LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER ATTACK ON INDIA?" op-ed 
article in June 29 right-of-center Marathi daily, 
SAAMNA: "India's ruling government is hardly serious 
about expediting the investigations of the 26/11 
terrorist attack on Mumbai. The state government in 
Maharashtra has also not dealt with the investigation 
in a manner that it was expected to do. But now worse 
is the news of the possibility of yet another militant 
attack from across the Pakistani border. None else but 
the U.S. think-tank Rand Corporation has warned India 
to be alert to the possibility of yet another offensive 
from insurgent groups on the India-Pakistan border. 
Another U.S. think-tank Stratford also corroborates 
similar information." 
 
¶3. "A FIGHT WITH TALIBAN," op-ed in June 28 left-of- 
center Marathi daily, LOKSATTA: "U.S. National Security 
Advisor Jim Jones has expressed satisfaction over 
Pakistan's fight against forces like the Taliban and 
Al-Qaeda. Now, that is reassuring for Pakistan because 
in a way that validates Pakistan's claim for the U.S. 
military and financial aid in the fight against Taliban 
terror. One just hopes that this war on terror is a 
serious and well-meaning attempt to contain the 
Taliban." 
 
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INDIA/PAKISTAN 
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¶4. "MEANINGLESS APPEAL FOR SUPPORT," op-ed article in 
June 28 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "President Zardari 
appealed to the international community for its support 
to Pakistan in its fight against the Taliban. He is 
right that if Pakistan does not get support, the world 
will have to bear the consequences. He also underlined 
 
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that the U.S. used Pakistan as a tool against Russia 
and that the Pakistani army and the U.S. jointly 
created the Taliban. The question that arises is how 
effective are Pakistan's successive governments in 
fighting terror? In any case, Pakistan targets only 
those terrorists who are challenging its authority. It 
should also go after anti-India groups like Al-Qaida, 
Lashkar and Jaish." 
 
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NORTH KOREA 
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¶5. "NUCLEAR TERRORISM BY TWO NATIONS," commentary in 
June 27 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "North Korea and 
Pakistan present similar nuclear-proliferation risks. 
While North Korea is a growing regional threat, 
Pakistan -- with its expanding nuclear armory, and 
jihadist-infiltrated military and nuclear 
establishments -- is an international nightmare. The 
outlook of North Korea and Pakistan are based on 
blackmail, which can be summed up as "reaping rewards 
by threatening to fail". Pakistan's success in 
extracting ever-more international aid has emboldened 
North Korea. The only way the international community 
can regain leverage against North Korea and Pakistan is 
to unflinchingly pursue a nonproliferation course that 
is not constrained by the specter of state collapse." 
BURLEIGH