David Coleman Headley seems to have spilled the beans about the involvement of the Pakistan Army, the ISI as well as terrorist organisations in the planning and execution of the 2008 Mumbai attacks (“Mumbai attackers made two earlier attempts: Headley” and “Hafiz speech motivated me, says Headley in deposition”, both Feb.9). He seems to have fully corroborated Ajmal Kasab’s account on these aspects. If this is not acceptable, what else can be more credible? Pakistan’s Prime Minister, who had promised not to give protection to any terrorist element and enable the peace process to move forward, should now enter the picture and take effective action.
S.V. Venkatakrishnan,Bengaluru
The actions of the U.S. as well as other undisclosed pieces of information, presumably for security reasons, insinuate Headley’s role as a double agent (“U.S. claims not convincing”, Feb.9). After reading the crucial details, it can be quite safe to conclude that he worked for a larger conspiracy. In all this, it is the role of the U.S. that needs to be highlighted. Even though there is mounting evidence to show that Pakistan has unleashed a wave of terror on us, and will continue to do so, the U.S. is unlikely to reverse its stand of being lenient towards Islamabad.
N. Visveswaran,Chennai
We are only wasting our time by giving evidence to Pakistan. No one in Pakistan will dare act against the perpetrators. If Mr. Nawaz Sharif decides to act, he can be sure that the army will be waiting to take control citing law and order problems.
Gopalan Natarajan Iyer,Chennai
There is nothing to be surprised about in Headley’s deposition. India already has a mountain of evidence. Of course, Pakistan will be in a denial mode as the civilian government is at the mercy of the army and the ISI. How long will India remain a toothless giant?
S.P. Sharma,Mumbai
The deposition has removed all scepticism about Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 attacks. That Headley visited India on a fake passport and was in Mumbai seven times before the attack clearly reveals a major lapse on the part of the Indian security establishment. On the other hand, this “confession” will definitely come in handy for India as it will strengthen the dossier against Pakistan and help world leaders get to see Pakistan’s true colours. The need of the hour for India is to expose Pakistan on the international platform, chalk out a global strategy to tackle terrorism emanating from there and exert relentless pressure on Pakistan to stop fostering terrorism.
Shubham Goel,Hapur, Uttar Pradesh
