The unprovoked killing of Indian civilians and jawans by Pakistani troops along the International border and the incident of the Coast Guard foiling what appears to be another 26/11 type of attack, shows the increasing tendency of Pakistan to test India’s patience (“Woman killed in shelling,” Jan.4). The recent Peshawar tragedy and the in-depth analysis (“After Peshawar, Pakistan’s litmus test,” Jan.1, and “Taking on good, bad, all Talibans,” Jan.2, both on the Editorial page) should serve as a lesson to Pakistan’s civilian government and its Army to eliminate hard-core militants and their adverse activities in the country rather than considering India as an arch-enemy.
Gregory Fernandes,Mumbai
