Refusing to respond to provocation, while Pakistan continues to do the jihadists’ bidding. “India: New Delhi aware of Pakistani troops on border,” from AKI, January 14 (thanks to C. Cantoni):
New Delhi, 14 Jan. (AKI) – Pakistan deployed additional troops on the border with India since the Mumbai terror attacks, but New Delhi has not responded in the same way, India’s army chief said on Wednesday. “The aspect of some (Pakistani) troops coming towards the east … we are aware. That has happened,” General Deepak Kapoor said.
“They have come to the eastern border of Pakistan with India.”
Pakistan’s military has consistently denied a troop buildup on the Indian border since the attacks on India’s financial capital in November.
However, it did admit that it had transferred a “limited number” of soldiers from the Afghan border as tensions rose with India after the attacks.
An intense political exchange between the country’s leaders since the attacks has added to the tension as India, increasingly frustrated with what it sees as Pakistan’s failure to take action, has tried to increase international diplomatic pressure on Pakistan….