| Differentiating between Making peace and Cowardice The Indian Express: Making peace, not war, is India’s true strength Mahatma Gandhi: "To make peace with evil in order to avoid conflict, is cowardice."
In my mind, there is a clear difference between
cowardice and diplomacy. The conflict between
India and Pakistan now is beyond diplomacy because
any solution will be at India's cost. Any talks
will be unfair to India. Action (military or non-violent) is necessary to
set right decades of Pakistani mischief. Unfortunately
due to the rise of fundamentalism in both countries,
non-violent action is not possible at this time. I believe that there will be armed conflict between
India and Pakistan. It is in the best interests of India
to wage the war now. An armed conflict between two countries decides
who is the winner (as opposed to a war on drugs and war
on terrorism), and puts to rest the fifty year old
border disputes. The Indian Government needs a war to stay in power. By not waging
a war, it appears weak, and will collapse for not honoring
the wishes of her people. It is the Pakistani people with whom I sympathize. In an anti-India
hysteria that spanned decades, they have supported an grossly unjust
cause. They cannot get a Government or a military rule that represents
them, and they have been the victims of cold war, and its after-effects.
But where was their consciousness as they bred the terrorists? Think about it. The Pakistani government just cannot arrest or act against
the very infrastructure it created.
These terrorists are the same men who have been honored
as freedom fighters and heroes for a long time in Pakistan. So where does that leave us? Really nowhere. Except that we know for certain that restrain on the part of India does not work. Reuters: Comparing the military mights
| Comments (0) | First Written: Thursday, December 27, 2001
Last Modified: 10/20/2002
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Vikas Kamat
