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January 09, 2006

Straight from the horse's mouth

CNN-IBN is right now screening Pervez Musharraf's interview with Karan Thapar. I haven't been able to find the transcript of the interview on their site. They'll perhaps put it up soon.

Karan Thapar asked him something about the recent problems in Balochistan and some killings in Waziristan. To that his reply was (not verbatim)

So what if some people are killed in Waziristan? In India, see what is happening in the North-East, Kashmir, Bihar. Does this mean India is going to pieces?

Forget the mentions of the North-East and Bihar. Musharraf has effectively admitted that Kashmir (the state of J & K in fact) is part of India.

Having made it a habit of making bold statements and conducting diplomacy through the media, he will perhaps realize now that sometimes, verbal diarrhea, can be a bad thing! Then again, this is as bold as he can get!

Update: The transcript is online and this is what the sequence was

Karan Thapar: Even on Friday, papers said that eleven people were killed in Waziristan and the hand of suspicion is pointing towards the Taliban.

President Musharraf: So, what is the problem if eleven people have been killed? How many people die in India? There are people dying in the North East of India, in Kashmir, and in Bihar. There are so many insurgencies in India also. There are about eighteen insurgencies going on. Is India breaking-up?

Labels: jammu and kashmir, musharraf, pakistan

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5 comment(s)

Sensationalism at its best. The general said nothing like that. He just meant that Kashmir is in turmoil. And its true. He didnt explicitly say that Kashmir is a part of India. He implicitly meant, India-occupied-Kashmir.

Come on dude, lets not try to read too much. This is so trivial, it cannot even be called a slip of the tongue.

By shravan (Jan 9, 2006, 1:59:00 AM)

shravan: He spoke of Kashmir in the same context as the North-East and Bihar. Unless of course it is your contention that he thinks the other two are also disputed territories.

By Jagadish (Jan 9, 2006, 1:28:00 PM)

Not surprised. Theres many a slip between the cup and the lip. A straightforward answer is not available these days.

By Srini (Jan 12, 2006, 3:40:00 PM)

I found the other part of the statement interesting. He mentioned an exact number of insurgent groups and there are reports that ISI supports all of them.

By Anonymous (Jan 17, 2006, 10:23:00 PM)

kk: He is the commander-in-chief of Pakistan's army. So he'd surely know how many terrorists he has working for him!

By Jagadish (Jan 18, 2006, 1:12:00 AM)

I'd prefer if you posted comments with your real name to add more credibility to your opinions. Obviously comments containing offensive and unsuitable language will be deleted. The opinions in the comments are your own views. You are welcome to provide a URL to your own blog, especially if it discusses issues you find here.

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