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Taliban’s advance

This refers to your editorial “Advancing Taliban, paralysed Pakistan” (April 27). The Pakistan Army often proclaimed that it could defend itself against any aggressor either internal or external to protect the integrity of the nation. Such claims were often a veiled reference to India. The Taliban is a creature of the intelligence agencies and the military establishment of Pakistan primarily conceived to fight in Afghanistan. A resurgent Taliban is making steady inroads into civil society in Pakistan. A nuclear-armed Pakistan conceding to the Taliban is a disquieting development and the world is rightly alarmed.

H.N. Ramakrishna,

Bangalore

The lethargy of the Pakistan government and the military is helping the Taliban to spread its activities to more areas. The story of Afghanistan will be repeated in Pakistan also unless Islamabad acts now.

Petson Peter C,

Kochi

Being uncomfortably close to such a volatile neighbour — one that aligns itself with dubious causes — can only hinder India’s attempts at creating a stable atmosphere in the sub-continent. Clearly, India needs to keep a watchful eye.

Anuradha R,

Bangalore

Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s assertion on the military’s ability to take on the Taliban threat sounds hollow. Even as the Taliban was advancing towards Islamabad after taking control of Buner, the military maintained an intriguing silence. Instead of demonstrating its will and might to curb the potential internal threat, the country is worried about its imagined tensions on its borders. Understandably, the U.S. fears that the beleaguered nation’s nukes might fall into the hands of the Taliban.

B.H. Shanmukhappa,

Davanagere

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