Pakistan must not be allowed to promote export of terror, says David Cameron (to Indian audience)

[Turborama]

Source: The Guardian

Nicholas Watt in Bangalore
Wednesday July28 2010 09.09 BST

David Cameron risked provoking a diplomatic row with Pakistan today when he came close to accusing Islamabad of exporting terrorism.

In a speech to Indian business leaders in Bangalore, the prime minister spoke of his horror when terrorists attacked Mumbai in 2008, for which Delhi blamed the Pakistani authorities. Cameron said he had discussed the terror threat from Pakistan with the US president, Barack Obama last week. He will also discuss it tomorrow in Delhi with Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister.

He came near to endorsing India's view when he said: "We cannot tolerate in any sense the idea that this country is allowed to look both ways and is able, in any way, to promote the export of terror, whether to India or whether to Afghanistan or anywhere else in the world.

That is why this relationship is important. It should be a relationship based on a very clear message: that it is not right to have any relationship with groups that are promoting terror. Democratic states that want to be part of the developed world cannot do that. The message to Pakistan from the US and the UK is very clear on that point."

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/28/pakistan-promote-terror-david-cameron

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So, seems like Britain's new Conservative Prime Minister is an international hawk, as well as a fiscal one at home.


David Cameron gives a speech in Bangalore, India.

(ETA It's worth checking out the comments below the article to get a feel of how the Brits feel about all this, assuming they're mostly Brits posting there, that is)

[ixion]

1. Yeah, only the US and it's thug buddies get to export terrorism

geez. :sarcasm:

[cosmicone]

2. Hear hear Mr. Prime Minister ....

Finally the world is seeing what Indians have always known ...

[nyy1998]

5. +1

[iandhr]

3. India has been trying to tell the world

that Pakistan is run by a bunch of thugs. Maybe people will listen.

[pauldp]

4. Just talk. Meanwhile MI6 is still working closely with the ISI.

[Turborama]

6. Cameron sparks diplomatic row with Pakistan after 'export of terror' remarks

Nicholas Watt in Delhi
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 28 July 2010 18.07 BST

• David Cameron makes strongest criticism of Pakistan yet
• Islamabad accuses PM of damaging prospects for peace

David Cameron today sparked a furious diplomatic row with Islamabad after accusing elements of the Pakistani state of promoting the export of terrorism.

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But in an angry response, Pakistan's high commissioner to Britain accused Cameron of damaging the prospects for regional peace, and criticised him for believing allegations in the Wikileaks documents published in the Guardian earlier this week.

Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan's high commissioner, writes on the Guardian Comment is free site: "One would have wished that the prime minister would have considered Pakistan's enormous role in the war on terror and the sacrifices it has rendered since 9/11.

There seems to be more reliance on information based on intelligence leaks which lack credibility of proof. A bilateral visit aimed at earning business could have been done without damaging the prospects of regional peace."

Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jul/28/david-cameron-india-pakistan-terror