The revelation by Pakistan’s former National Security Advisor Maj. Gen. Mahmud Ali Durrani that Pakistan-based terror groups carried out the 26/11 attacks is hardly surprising since there is concrete evidence that suggests the same. However, it is hard to believe that the Pakistan government or the ISI had no role to play. Only a government could have provided the kind of support the operation required. As far as India is concerned, the development is a shot in the arm since it puts greater pressure on Pakistan to graduate from arresting Hafiz Saeed to convicting him based on compelling evidence handed over by India. China too will now have to revise its stance on terrorism originating from Pakistan.
Akshay Viswanathan,
Thiruvananthapuram
