With the terror attack at a naval airbase in Karachi, Pakistan can expect another round of vilification and the charge that it is a failed state. But we should understand that it is India which will bear the brunt of a failed Pakistan. For, whatever the U.S. and its allies have to say about Pakistan, it is evident that their interest lies only in wiping out the terrorists who constitute a threat to them. They are least interested in nurturing democracy in Pakistan. The U.S., which is willing to dole out money to keep the Pakistan army happy, was not ready to provide security to Benazir Bhutto. India should support the democratically elected members of Pakistan in this hour of crisis.
Srinivas Chandrashekaran,
Bangalore
The editorial “Pakistan's enemy within” (May 24) is an accurate assessment of the country's Janus-faced attitude to terror. Unmindful of the inimical forces within its borders, Pakistan has long perceived India as its enemy number one. A bigger danger — than the presence of extremist forces — is that a large section of mainstream Pakistan too has a certain diabolical mindset towards India.
S. Devarajan,
Chennai
That a handful of terrorists managed to sneak into the well-guarded naval airbase and cause severe damage is shocking. It was a well planned and coordinated attack, perhaps with some insiders helping out. The attack is a wake-up call for us in India. We cannot take anything for granted as far as security is concerned.
D.B.N. Murthy,
Bangalore
A group of terrorists fully prepared with rocket launchers, machine guns and bombs strapped to their bodies attack a naval airbase! It is time Pakistan took stringent steps to contain the enemy within as the attack on PNS Mehran was not the first of its kind. It should tighten its security and intelligence instead of blaming India.
R. Ramachandra Rao,
Hyderabad
