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Topic : Will Pakistan be a failed state?
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EU warns of collapsing Pakistan, upbeat about India ties

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Warning of the 'danger of the collapse of Pakistan' to the region, the European Union (EU) plans to expand cooperation with India in countering terrorism, with the EU's counter-terror coordinator expected in New Delhi soon.

'Terrorism is a matter of great concern. We want more cooperation with India in countering terrorism,' Swedish Ambassador to India Lars-Olof Lindgren told IANS in an interview Wednesday, the day Stockholm took over the six-month rotating presidency of the 27-member EU.

'Our cooperation with India in countering terrorism is stronger than before. We plan to cooperate at various levels,' the Swedish envoy said when asked about the EU's priorities for its forthcoming summit with India Nov 6 in New Delhi.

The EU's counter-terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerkove is set to visit India soon, the envoy said.

The envoy, however, trod cautiously on the EU's aid to Pakistan amid reports that such financial assistance, like the one given by the US, had been allegedly used by Islamabad in the past to fund anti-India terrorist activities.

'A democratic and stable Pakistan is in the interests of all of us. It's a danger to the region if Pakistan is collapsing,' he replied when asked what India and the EU can do to stop terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

'The only way out is to support capabilities of the government to control their own territory and not to allow it to host militant outfits,' he said when asked about Pakistan's tardy response in bringing the Mumbai attackers to justice.

Last month, the EU held its first summit with Pakistan and offered $100 million aid, trade concessions and help in the area of counterterrorism. The EU had pledged 485 million euros for Pakistan over five years at an international donors' conference in April.

Spelling out key priorities of the Swedish presidency of the EU, the Swedish envoy said the focus will be on forging a collective response to dealing with the global financial crisis, working for a coherent European position on a major climate deal at the conference in Copenhagen in December, promoting clean energy and enlargement of the EU.

Conjuring up a robust picture of the burgeoning India-EU partnership, the envoy said negotiations on a broad-based trade and investment pact are set to get 'a major momentum' in days to come. Bilateral trade between India and EU is estimated to be over $50 billion. The two sides agreed to double bilateral trade in another five years at the last summit in Marseilles.

'India is an important partner. There is a huge potential waiting to be tapped. Under the Swedish presidency, we hope the India-EU ties will scale new heights,' said the Swedish envoy.

'We will continue to make EU better known in India not just as an economic bloc, but as a political force as well,' he stressed.

--Ind-Asian News Service

 Top Comment : SR Sham Sunder   | 07 01 2009 12:49:00 +0000
This argument was espoused by US to aid Pakistan and the result is disappointing. This is a one way street. Once you enter, you can not withdraw. Pakistanis are experts in this game. I would not like to see India fall into the trap. Economic aid to pakistan to counter terrorism will only increase it. We could however consider trade relations. We should hold trading lever. Pakistan should be made to be alert to economic sanctions (They should have the fear nor us!)if they allow terrorism to prosper in their territory. This remark is only a common sense remark. Diplomacy and common sense are poles apart. India's approach will be guided by many diplomatic/political considerations. I am only hoping that we can create some pressure there
 
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  Commented by  jairaj shyam prasad, Production Manager, BOSCH Ltd    | 07 07 2009 14:21:00 +0000
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unless people of that country think and act towards true democracy, and ignore religious fundamentalism, Pakistan will not survive with any help.Late Jinnah would have hanged "n" number of times if he would have been alive today by looking at the fate of his child.
  Commented by  suchita Ambardekar, Financial Analyst, Falcon Brokerage Pvt Ltd.    | 07 03 2009 15:55:47 +0000
To say that EU is warning that Pakistan is on verge of collapsing........I think it has already collapsed.....
  Commented by  Vivek Singh, Construction Manager L&T    | 07 03 2009 09:50:59 +0000
Thanks for sharing
  Commented by  Mallaya Pandravada, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Sheladia Associates Inc    | 07 02 2009 12:59:47 +0000
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Previously there was debate in TOO Step. Are the Education, Terrorism, Inefficiency, Corruption are interlinked. I say Pakistan is perfect example: with its perverted (education) nuclear technology and driven by vengeance and injury of the 1971 war of loosing Bangladesh and several other lost wars with India: it has built-up the nuclear bomb to hold all the neighboring countries to ransom. The impoverished leadership thriving on support of the Army is not able to utilize the international aid as an economic assistance. Instead the aid is being diverted for fanning the terrorism to gain ulterior motives against India. The collapse of Pakistan will start Third world war. The terrorists and fascists are one and the same. They use the corruption as the devise to hold the inefficient Pakistan government's reigns to wage the war against whatever the country coming its way : to start with the India and then Afghanistan and rest of the world. Falling Pakistan is night mare to India.
 Though it is gruesome and awkward even to think it is a fact.
  Commented by  Mangala Shetty, Project coordinator    | 07 02 2009 08:47:19 +0000
Ya i totaly agree with victor sir.All Indians waiting that day when the India-EU ties will scale new heights. All the good luckkkkk........ jai hoooooooo.....
Thanks for the referral....
May be it can help to the problems of terror !!
  Commented by  Betzi Miriyam Kuriakose, HR Section Head, The commercial real estate company    | 07 02 2009 05:04:33 +0000
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This peice of write up is quite intersting to read. If diplomacy doesn't work. then its doomsday for Pakistan.
  Commented by  Makrand Bhave, Sales Promotion Manager, XYZ    | 07 02 2009 04:24:44 +0000
Interesting piece that I read as well. Thanks for the referral Mr. George!! :)
  Commented by  Viktor Stephen, COO, Business Mashup/Partner Get.Next.Job    | 07 02 2009 01:53:33 +0000
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You can fool some people some of the time, you can fool some people most people most of the time, but you can't fool all the people all the time. Pakistan's duality in the war against terror has caught up with it. It needs to clean up its act of face the consequences. The sad part is that whatever the consequences, India will be affected too. The Home Minister, P. Chidambaram,  yesterday raised an alert against attacks on the west coast. Hope, we don't have to witness another 26/11. 
  Commented by  Devi Kaladeen, Audit Manager, Health Sector Development Unit    | 07 01 2009 14:27:06 +0000
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Thanks for sharing this information with me.I hope the initiative by the EU will solve the terrorism problem.
  Commented by  SR Sham Sunder, CEO/MD/Director Technoaid    | 07 01 2009 12:49:00 +0000
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This argument was espoused by US to aid Pakistan and the result is disappointing.  This is a one way street.  Once you enter, you can not withdraw.  Pakistanis are experts in this game.  I would not like to see India fall into the trap.  Economic aid to pakistan to counter terrorism will only increase it.  

We could however consider trade relations. We should hold trading lever.  Pakistan should be made to be alert to economic sanctions (They should have the fear nor us!)if they allow terrorism to prosper in their territory.

This remark is only a common sense remark.  Diplomacy and common sense are poles apart.  India's approach will be guided by many diplomatic/political considerations.  I am only hoping that we can create some pressure there  
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