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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 002022 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NP, AC, PM 
 
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USDOC FOR 4530/IEP/ANESA/OSA FOR BILL MURPHY 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: G20 MEETING, INDO-PAK 
RELATIONS, NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION; 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. "FROM EIGHT TO TWENTY," editorial in September 27 
nationalist Bengali ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA: "That economic 
changes are sweeping the entire world once again became 
clear at Pittsburg, with the G-20 proving itself to be 
the new driving force. This proclamation has several 
significances. No doubt, the center of gravity of the 
world's economy is veering more around the developing 
world. The Pittsburg Summit is the formal recognition 
of this change. President Obama's policy in this 
context raises the hope that it will help in sustaining 
this achievement, at least in its own interest." 
 
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INDO-PAK RELATIONS 
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¶2. "TALKS WITH PAKISTAN," editorial in September 29 
right-of-center Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "It is a 
matter of satisfaction that India made it very clear to 
Pakistan that the resumption of broad-based dialogue 
hinges on tangible investigations and purposeful 
prosecution by Islamabad of all those involved in the 
Mumbai terror attacks. Pakistan really has no 
intentions of cooperating with India on the Mumbai 
attacks. It is just biding time, and in fact using 
India's patience to discredit it. India needs to move 
beyond Mumbai and chart out some other strategy to 
expose Pakistan in front of the international 
community." 
 
¶3. "FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEET," editorial in September 29 
right-of-center Urdu daily, MUNSIF: "It is said that 
Indo-Pak talks were successful, useful and positive. 
India explained that not only terrorists, but the whole 
system of terrorism should be wiped off. Only then 
relations with Pakistan may be restored. After this 
explicit Indian stand, the ball is apparently in the 
court of Pakistan. However, it does not mean that India 
does not have any responsibility. India, too, has to do 
a lot to restore normalcy in relations." 
 
¶4. "INDO-PAK FOREIGN MINISTERS' TALKS," editorial in 
September 29 right-of-center Urdu daily, SIASAT: "It is 
the internal helplessness of Pakistan government that 
terrorists, including Hafiz Saeed, cannot be 
apprehended and prosecuted in Pakistan because these 
organizations and their chiefs hold high status, 
respect and prestige amongst the people. These people 
run a parallel government in Pakistan. Today the two 
major countries of the subcontinent are confronting 
each other, daggers drawn. It seems to be a part of a 
planned conspiracy to destroy the regional stability. 
 
NEW DELHI 00002022  002 OF 002 
 
 
If both the countries deliberate on the point, the 
mutual tension may come to an end." 
 
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NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION 
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¶5. "DON'T BE ON THE DEFENSIVE, GO ON THE OFFENSIVE," 
op-ed in September 29 nationalist Hindi daily, 
RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "The US has floated a draft 
resolution at the UNSC asking non-NPT countries, 
including India, to sign the treaty. Instead of being 
defensive on the NPT, India needs to go on the 
offensive, or else we will be marginalized and 
militarily paralyzed. Neither will we be able to test, 
nor ever acquire weapons for our defense. This is the 
time when India can rise up to assume the rightful 
status as the spokesperson of the third world. India 
should not cow down in front of the five bullies -- let 
us engage the entire United Nations. Can our leaders 
rise up to the occasion?" 
 
¶6. "NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION," editorial in September 29, 
right-of-center Islamist Urdu, DAWAT: "Nobody can deny 
that eradication of every sort of weapon of mass 
destruction from the world is essential for world 
peace. And concrete initiatives should be taken to 
ensure it. But implementation of a principle should be 
uniform without any prejudice. Exempting some nations 
and binding down others cannot be justified, because 
deadly weapons are dangerous for the entire world." 
ROEMER