The leaked U.S. diplomatic cables on Pakistan (“Pakistan WikiLeaks no comfort to India,” Dec. 2) tell us nothing new. But they reinforce the role played by Islamabad in encouraging and supporting terrorism against India. The transfer of American funds by Pakistan for operations in tribal areas and for running terrorist training camps is blatantly unfair. But Washington is forced to remain silent on the issue. It is evident that democracy cannot function in Pakistan.
Shashank Chauhan,
Mumbai
The WikiLeaks disclosures have ruffled India's feathers, exposing the U.S. double standards on permanent membership for India in the United Nations Security Council — made clear by Hillary Clinton's remark that New Delhi is a “self-appointed front runner.” America's policy towards Pakistan also stands exposed. The leak of sensitive documents has thus put a question mark on the impregnable security of the U.S. On the positive side, it has shown how the media can disseminate truth.
Anil Kumar Mohapatra,
Bhubaneswar
The exposé has laid bare the U.S.' hypocrisy and its realpolitik -based foreign policy. Washington's frustration in dealing with Islamabad is evident. India and its aspirations are sandwiched between a fragile state and a developed, selfish nation.
Dishank Purohit,
Jaipur
One wonders what the motivation behind the WikiLeaks disclosures is. Why is the website leaking such sensitive documents when the world is in the midst of an economic recession and when social imbalances abound? Is WikiLeaks an independent organisation? Who stands to benefit from its revelations? Let us not come to any conclusion without examining these factors.
That said, the disclosure that the U.S. is concerned over Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of Islamist militants is no breaking news for us. Our army is strong enough to thwart any Pakistani design.
Md. Younus,
Hyderabad
The publication of the detailed parleys between the U.S. and other countries on Guantanamo Bay prisoners (Dec. 1) reminded me of the ‘Butcher of Riga' in Frederick Forsyth's novel, The Odessa File . The double-dealing and the cut-throat approach of the so-called spokespersons of the disadvantaged and dispossessed are really shocking. Kuwait Minister Sheik Jaber al-Khaled al-Sabah's ‘rehabilitation' programme — of sending the “rotten” detainees to Afghanistan to die in combat — is painful and shocking. Yes, the detainees don't have good lawyers, as John Brennan observed.
V. Ramchandran,
Ambalapuzha
