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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 000265 
 
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E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, 
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS; 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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INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS 
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¶1. "SUCCESS OF TALKS DEPENDS ON PAK ARMY," commentary 
by former Indian Ambassador to U.S. Naresh Chandra in 
February 8 Hindi daily, DAINIK JAGRAN: "Although 
Pakistan has been dragging its feet on booking the 
perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks, India has done the 
right thing by extending its hand for talks. It is up 
to General Kiyani to make or mar the success of this 
initiative. Is India being soft in proposing talks? Yes 
of course, but someone had to do it! Was it American 
pressure? Maybe yes, but that's not new -- there has 
been international pressure on both India and Pakistan 
for over four decades." 
 
¶2. "EVEN WE SAY-LOVE PAKISTAN," op-ed in February 8 
Hindi daily, NAVBHARAT TIMES: "The Times of India and 
the Jang Group of Pakistan have developed a track 2 
initiative called Aman ki Asha [hope for peace]. The 
buzzword of this campaign is - love thy neighbor. The 
idea of loving Pakistan can be blasphemous in India, 
because our psyche has been trained to think otherwise. 
But this is an idea whose time has come. We should 
erase false boundaries, because ultimately we are the 
same people." 
 
¶3. "INDO-PAK DIALOGUE," editorial in February 8 right- 
of-center Urdu daily HINDUSTAN EXPRESS: "Pakistan has 
accepted India's proposal for foreign secretary level 
bilateral talks. It means dialogue between India and 
Pakistan is about to resume. However, both countries 
are unyielding over their respective stands. For India, 
the subject of mutual talks should be terrorism 
particularly, the trans-border terrorism, while 
Pakistan is adamant to resume comprehensive talks. This 
kind of finger-pointing has to stop, or else only 
extremists will benefit." 
 
¶4. "EXTREMISM DOMINATES OVER PAKISTAN'S POLITICS," 
editorial in February 8 right-of-center Urdu daily 
MUNSIF: "In different cities of Pakistan, Jamaat-ud- 
Dawah's speeches on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity 
Day make one feel that there is a government parallel 
to the Zardari government in Pakistan which is being 
headed by Hafiz Saeed. These furious speeches have been 
delivered at a time when India and Pakistan are 
preparing to resume bilateral talks once again. If 
Pakistan is desirous of a consolidated dialogue, it 
will have to quiet these irrational voices which want 
bloodshed." 
 
¶5. "HOPE PAKISTAN MATURES A BIT," op-ed in February 9 
centrist Marathi daily, SAKAAL: "Pakistan's invitation 
to resume foreign secretary level bilateral talks with 
 
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India is more than welcome. Both India and Pakistan, 
but particularly the latter, is ravaged by the 
insurgent activities of extremist terrorist groups. In 
such circumstances, it is good to meet at the 
negotiating table. But one hopes the Pakistani 
administrators come to the table with some wisdom and 
maturity, unlike in the earlier times when they came up 
with their sly and unacceptable agenda of Kashmir." 
 
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U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS 
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¶6. "TENSION IN U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS," op-ed in centrist 
Marathi daily, NAVSHAKTI: "China has reacted irately to 
America's decision to sell arms to Taiwan. China 
perceives the U.S stance as a gross intervention into 
China's internal affairs and a roadblock in its 
reunification efforts. Now that China has threatened to 
retaliate, the U.S. has to rethink about whether it can 
antagonize a major trading partner and a partner with 
common interests in the prevention and suppression of 
terrorism and nuclear proliferation." 
ROEMER