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The real reason why India scuttled Pakistan talks
http://www.rediff.com/news/column/the-real-reason-why-india-scuttled-pakistan-talks/20140819.htm
'Despite Modi's high-flown rhetoric about good-neighbourly relationships in South Asia, he lacks a road map how to proceed -- be it with Bangladesh or with Sri Lanka and Pakistan... But a deeper question arises here: Did he duck on his own accord or under the diktat from the RSS, asks Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The real reason why India scuttled Pakistan talks
August 19, 2014 15:25 IST
The Indian decision to call off the foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan scheduled for the coming Monday is simply appalling.
The justification being proffered -- that Pakistan's ambassador in Delhi inviting members of the separatist Kashmiri separatist Hurriyat Conference meet up with him -- belies logic and lacks credibility.
The motives of the Narendra Modi government are highly suspect and patently lame excuses are being touted as justification.
The most disconcerting thing is the perception that sincerity of purpose is lacking on the part of the Modi government as regards its regional policies.