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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 002553 
 
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E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN, HEADLEY CASE, 
PAKISTAN, 26/11 MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS; 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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COPENHAGEN 
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¶1. "KYOTO KILLED," editorial in December 21 Hindi 
daily, RASHTRIYA SAHARA: "There were hopes of forging 
binding agreements in Copenhagen and making the US sign 
it. Who expected Kyoto would be killed! But that is 
what happened. Neither were the developing countries 
able to obtain technology to cut carbon emissions. 
However, the developed nations' agreeing to the 
billion-dollar aid to developing and poor countries to 
deal with natural calamities is some sort of an 
achievement." 
 
¶2. "GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND IMMODERATE BIG POWERS," op- 
ed in December 22 right-of-center Urdu daily RASHTRIYA 
SAHARA: "Major countries, particularly America and 
Europe, want to close mills and factories with chimneys 
down on the pretext of controlling greenhouse gas 
emissions and let their industries capture our markets. 
The extraordinary concentration, interest and effort of 
American President Barack Obama also verify the 
aforesaid apprehension. Most probably, for this reason, 
our government has explained explicitly that interest 
of India will not be compromised at any cost and the 
world community will have to share equally in efforts 
to control the climate change." 
 
¶3. "COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE: AN EFFORT TO CUT AND RUN," 
editorial in December 22 right-of-center Urdu daily 
MUNSIF: "How rich countries dominated over the 
conference could be assessed by the fact that no 
greenhouse gas emission limits were prescribed for 
them. In 1997, the most inglorious former American 
President George W. Bush had explicitly refused to 
accept Kyoto. On the other hand, the developing 
countries are still bound by this agreement and their 
gas emissions will be supervised. Moreover, in case of 
violation, sanctions may also be imposed on them. In 
short, results of success will not appear very soon, 
but the effects of its failure will not remain 
undisclosed for long." 
 
¶4. "FAILURE OF COPENHAGEN" editorial in December 23 
Guwahati Assamese left-of-center AMAR ASOM: "The 
Copenhagen Summit has disappointed the world community. 
Although the developed countries proposed to reduce 
carbon emissions by 25% by 2020, the draft of the 
'Climate Change Agreement' does not mention anything 
about the measures that these countries should take." 
 
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HEADLEY CASE 
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¶5. "PAYING FOR TOO MUCH DEPENDENCY ON AMERICA" 
editorial in December 23 Kolkata Bengali leftist daily 
GANASHAKTI: "Questions are being raised about America's 
cooperation on the Headley issue...as the U.S. has 
declined to divulge information on the nature of its 
involvement with the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Clearly, the 
Obama Administration does not want to make Pakistan's 
position awkward in the current situation because 
Pakistani support is necessary for America to deal with 
the problems of Afghanistan and the Taliban. India, 
therefore, is paying the price for the UPA government's 
overdependence on Washington." 
 
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PAKISTAN 
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¶6. "PAKISTAN IN TROUBLE," editorial in December 22 
Hindi daily, NAI DUNIYA: "The Pakistan Supreme Court 
has scrapped an amnesty on corruption charges against 
247 leaders, including President Zardari. This is big 
trouble for Zardari. A political crisis is imminent in 
Pakistan, and it will affect the Pakistani government's 
ability to effectively fight terrorism. The saga of 
Pakistan's internal problems doesn't seem to end, 
putting a question mark on the country's role in the 
war against terror!" 
 
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26/11 MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS 
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¶7. "26/11: BITTER TRUTHS,' editorial in left-of-center 
Marathi daily, LOKSATTA: "The Ram Pradhan committee 
report on the 26/11 terror attack accuses the Mumbai 
police, especially the Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan 
Gafoor of not taking command when the perpetrators 
wreaked havoc in Mumbai for four continuous days. 
Mumbai Police not only lacked proper arms and 
equipment, but there was also a clear disconnect 
between the state government and the police. These are 
not some major revelations, or unknown facts. The point 
is that if such an attack happens again, have the 
administrators and police gained any greater readiness 
for counterattack? Or are we ready to be taken unawares 
for the Nth time?" 
ROEMER