Despite the audacious and brazen 26/11 attacks in Mumbai, there is a vast constituency in India that advocates restraint, when even a casual statement related to the offensive capability of India generates, in Pakistan, a threat of “catastrophic consequences.” This underlines the vast difference in the legacies of the two neighbouring nations (Editorial, May 11). Despite all this, India has no option but to exercise restraint and help Pakistan set its house in order. And Pakistan must begin by changing the same legacy that pushed it into the Afghan war and brought home the threat of militancy of the Taliban and al-Qaeda kind.
Syed Mohammad,
Chennai
