For anyone interested in India-Pakistan relations, and each one's perception of each other; or for anyone interested in the sheer potency of the media and the messages they disperse, these videos on YouTube are an absolute must watch.
I cannot express the depth of my confusion, frustration, and despair at the utter distortion of information, and the loss of a perfectly good opportunity to properly address the misunderstandings between India and Pakistan, and analyze the issue with greater intricacy than this, which is little more than slander.
It would be impossible to provide factual correction for all the discrepancies I noticed, but here's a couple:
1. According to the December 2nd edition of The Hindu online, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not pointed a finger at Pakistan. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has mentioned the likelihood of involvement by Pakistan-based elements. Again, NOT Pakistan the nation, but organisations/elements originating in/operating out of Pakistan. This is a crucial distinction.
2. There are by no means separatist movements in 25 of India's 28 states. There is violent unrest and political dissidence with some separatist sentiment in a handful of problematic regions, but none of them are addressed with any measure of subtlety in this report.
As an alternative, here is a link to an article by Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid, who examines the issue briefly, with considerably greater clarity and less agenda than the "news report" linked above.
And here he is again, speaking on Al Jazeera, along with Ajai Sahni, executive director of the Institute for Conflict Management.
I cannot express the depth of my confusion, frustration, and despair at the utter distortion of information, and the loss of a perfectly good opportunity to properly address the misunderstandings between India and Pakistan, and analyze the issue with greater intricacy than this, which is little more than slander.
It would be impossible to provide factual correction for all the discrepancies I noticed, but here's a couple:
1. According to the December 2nd edition of The Hindu online, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not pointed a finger at Pakistan. Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee, has mentioned the likelihood of involvement by Pakistan-based elements. Again, NOT Pakistan the nation, but organisations/elements originating in/operating out of Pakistan. This is a crucial distinction.
2. There are by no means separatist movements in 25 of India's 28 states. There is violent unrest and political dissidence with some separatist sentiment in a handful of problematic regions, but none of them are addressed with any measure of subtlety in this report.
As an alternative, here is a link to an article by Pakistani novelist Mohsin Hamid, who examines the issue briefly, with considerably greater clarity and less agenda than the "news report" linked above.
And here he is again, speaking on Al Jazeera, along with Ajai Sahni, executive director of the Institute for Conflict Management.
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