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Date:12/11/2009 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/11/12/stories/2009111250390800.htm Power dynamics in Pakistan There seems to be little appreciation of the fact that it is Gen Ashfaq Kayani and not President Asif Zardari who dictates policy in Islamabad. Gen Kayani is anti-Indian and regards the LeT and the Afghan Taliban as "strategic assets". This is the message Dr Manmohan Singh has to firmly convey to Washington, says G. PARTHASARATHY. Developments in Afghanistan and Pakistan will figure prominently when the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, visits the White House on November 24. The Obama Administration has handled events related to the recent re-election of Mr Hamid Karzai as President of Afghanistan in a crude and insensitive manner. By publicly humiliating Mr Karzai, Washington has only weakened a leader set to play a crucial role in emerging developments in that country. ... deleted |
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