As usual, someone else said it better

William Dalrymple, author of my most favorite book on Delhi, author of many other fantastic books on India and travel, doubly beloved to me because I had a brief and pleasant email exchange with him once (blessed are the validated, for they shall revalidate), says what I think should be said, except better.

A pox on both your houses

I agree with Ahmed Rashid (click on ListenNow) that it was not in the Pakistan government's interest to have been involved in the Bombay attacks (yes, to me, it will always be Bombay, meri jaan). It's also quite true that chances are better than even that the terrorists who struck in Bombay had something to do with Pakistan, in the same way some of the 9/11 pilots had something to do with Saudi Arabia. If the Indian government wants to point fingers at Pakistan, it should do so without making mealy-mouthed statements and veiled implications, and prove its case; if not, then it should find a way to work with Pakistan in an open and honest way that isolates terrorists. Why is it not obvious to the leaders of both countries, in the way that it's obvious to everyone else, that they are both in a terrible situation, security-wise, and the only way to head towards a more secure environment is to cooperate, militarily and economically?