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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 NEW DELHI 002008 
 
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TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: G20 MEETING, NPT ISSUES, 
PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN; 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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G20 MEETING 
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¶1. "EXPANDING HORIZONS: GROWING FROM 8 TO 20," 
editorial in September 28 centrist Marathi daily, 
SAKAAL: "Rather late in the day but the G8 nations, 
including the U.S., have ultimately realized the need 
to bring developing nations like India to the 
negotiating table. Following the G20 official 
announcement in Pittsburgh, the White House announced 
that the G20 leaders had reached a historic agreement 
to put the G20 at the center of its efforts to work 
together to build a durable recovery from a global 
economic recession. It is a major win for the 
developing nations that have pushed hard for the 
broader body to reflect the shift in power to the 
developing world." 
 
¶2. "G-20: AGENDA IS INCOMPLETE," editorial in September 
29 right-of-center Gujarati daily, MUMBAI 
SAMACHAR: "While many important decisions, like 
monitoring and control of black money and tax evasion, 
 have been taken at the G20 meeting, much needs to be 
done in terms of setting up mechanisms to counter 
terrorist financing. Besides, the industrialized 
nations' arrogance is on display when it comes to 
tackling global warming. These industrialized nations 
have conveniently put the onus on developing nations as 
if they are singularly responsible for climate 
change. Until the leading nations share a greater 
responsibility to solve world's major problems, 
meetings like G20 will not yield much." 
 
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NPT ISSUES 
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¶3. "NPT'S CIRCLE," editorial in September 27 right-of- 
center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "If the UN Security 
Council's resolution on NPT was not directed at India, 
then why was it presented at all? Iran's secret nuclear 
program should make U.S. and its allies realize the 
insignificance of this flawed treaty. This treaty is 
biased and ineffective. For India, just refusing to 
sign the NPT is not enough. It should push the agenda 
of world disarmament. India cannot be compared with 
Pakistan and North Korea. Why does the U.S. never 
mention Israel in this context? It is meaningless to 
expect India to sign the NPT also because the NSG has 
recognized India as a nuclear state." 
 
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PAKISTAN 
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¶4. "PAKISTAN'S DECEPTIVE STANCE ON DIALOGUE WON'T WORK 
ANYMORE," editorial in September 29 centrist Gujarati 
daily, DIVYA BHASKAR: "Indian Foreign Minister S.M. 
Krishna's blunt 'no' to Pakistan's request for back- 
channel resumption of dialogue with India is a welcome 
sign. Krishna very rightly mentioned that such 
dialogues are meaningless unless Pakistan takes action 
against terrorists and dismantles their infrastructure. 
This is India's course correction after the Sharm-el- 
sheik blunder which gave Pakistan an edge. Besides, 
nations like America are not serious about rooting out 
terrorism. America is only interested in crushing the 
terrorism that is against its interests." 
 
¶5. "AMERICA RAISES INDIA'S DANGER BY INCREASING 
ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN," editorial in September 27 
Bengali BARTAMAN: "When Obama took oath as the 44th 
president of the U.S., he asserted that America's non- 
military assistance to Pakistan would be conditional. 
Has there been any change in the situation in the last 
eight months in Pakistan? Have the Pakistani rulers 
ever been found sincere in curbing terrorism? Is there 
any doubt about Pakistan's implication in the Mumbai 
terror attack? Are not the American leaders able to see 
Pakistan's chicanery involving the Mumbai attack master 
mind Saeed? Even the controversial Pakistani scientist 
AQ Khan is admitting that it was Pakistan which helped 
Iran and Libya in their nuclear program. Can then any 
U.S. decision to raise the amount of assistance for 
Pakistan be called prudent? At the very least, this 
will not help in wiping out terrorism, and this will 
mean more danger for India." 
 
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AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN 
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¶6. "NEW STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN," op-ed in September 27 
right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "US 
commander in Afghanistan General Stanley A. McChrystal 
believes that while more resources will not win the 
Afghanistan war, under-resourcing could lose it. He 
said so in a report now under review by President 
Barack Obama. Many Congressmen are opposed to sending 
more troops to Afghanistan, and want U.S. to support 
more self-governance in Afghanistan. Against this 
backdrop, Obama's new strategy will have to be decided. 
The question for the US is -- can Pakistan tackle Al- 
Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban if it is adequately 
funded? Pakistan knows if the threat of terrorism goes, 
then it will not get any U.S. financial support." 
 
¶7. "PAKISTANI NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION," op-ed in 
September 26 right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK 
JAGRAN: "A.Q. Khan's revelations have shocked the 
world. America is the most surprised because Pakistan's 
government and military had until now claimed they had 
no role in the proliferation of nuclear technology to 
other countries. Pakistan is adept at feigning 
innocence. Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf 
recently admitted that Pakistan used US military aid to 
 
NEW DELHI 00002008  003 OF 003 
 
 
strengthen defenses against India. What more evidence 
does Mr. Obama want to come down hard on Pakistan? The 
U.S. actually fears that if Pakistan is not paid, it 
will not fight Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Recently the 
Obama administration gave several million dollars to 
Pakistan again, but it does not know where that money 
is being spent." 
ROEMER