பாக்கிஸ்தானைச் சேர்ந்த லஷ்கர்-இ-தொய்பா தீவிரவாத இயக்கத்தினால் இந்தியாவுக்கும் தமக்கும் பெரிய அச்சுறுத்தல் இருப்பதாக அமெரிக்கா குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளது.

பாக்கிஸ்தானைச் சேர்ந்த லஷ்கர்-இ-தொய்பா தீவிரவாத இயக்கத்தினால் இந்தியாவுக்கும் தமக்கும் பெரிய அச்சுறுத்தல் இருப்பதாக அமெரிக்கா குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளது.

அமெரிக்க வெள்ளை மாளிகை வெளியிட்டுள்ள தீவிரவாதத் தடுப்புக்கான புதிய கொள்கை தொடர்பான அறிக்கையிலேயே இந்த எச்சரிக்கை விடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

ஆப்கானிஸ்தானில் அல் கொய்தா இயக்கம் மீண்டும் செயல்படுவதை தடுப்பதில் - அமெரிக்க இராணுவமும் நேட்டோ படையும் உறுதியாக உள்ளது ஆப்கானிஸ்தான் மற்றும் பக்கிஸ்தான் பகுதிகளில் அல் கொய்தா அழிக்கப்பட்டு விட்டாலும், அவர்கள் வேறு இடங்களில் தங்கள் நடவடிக்கைகளை தொடங்கும் வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது.

மும்பை தாக்குதல் சம்பவத்துடன் லஷ்கர்-இ-தொய்பா தீவிரவாத இயக்கமே தொடர்பை கொண்டிருந்தது., இந்தநிலையில் அது இந்தியா மற்றும் அமெரிக்காவுக்கு இன்னும் பெரும் அச்சுறுத்தலாகவே உள்ளதாக வெள்ளை மளிகை விடுத்துள்ள அந்த அறிக்கையில் குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

http://thamilfm.com/thamilfm/NewClients/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=8430

இந்தியாவைப் பற்றி அமெரிக்கா கவலைப் படுகின்றது?

Tightening the noose on Pakistan and Lanka

The strategy of the Western powers, especially the US, Britain and France, in dealing with contentious human rights issues in the MEM (Middle East and Maghreb, that is Arab North African) countries, Asia and Africa have hardened considerably in the last year. There are three reasons; first when MEM uprisings showed a road to replacing authoritarianism with more democratic and also pro-Western regimes, ‘Why not’ they reasoned. Second, internal lobbies such as the Tamil diaspora, members of Parliament or Congress, human rights groups and the press have become effective as public voices, and thirdly, the behaviour of some Third World regimes have turned so horrific that even the Chinese and Russians are sometimes willing to go along with sanctions. A variation of the last theme is Delhi’s reluctance to give Colombo further succour because it has become a headache -- Darusman Report, Channel 4 (UK Sunday Times Food & Restaurant critic A. A. Gill not withstanding) and Jayalalitha. Placating Tamil Nadu is more important than pandering to Rajapaksa.

I have been highlighting this Western policy shift for a long time and events are bearing me out. Of course when it is not in the West’s interests (Bahrain or Saudi Arabia) to use pressure or too difficult to handle (Syria), strategy will differ. Indeed every case is different and the way the West deals with Libya, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is palpably case specific. Managing the relationship with Islam - all three manifestations (conventional, fundamentalist and radical) -- is another conundrum. At no time in US history, except during the two wars, has foreign policy been as much a Pandora’s Box as what Obama and Hillary Clinton are entangled in today. The Cold War may have been more dangerous, but at that time the game plan was clear and as straight as a die.

And so to Lanka

As the writ of GoSL runs even smaller, as the state slips into lunacy, who will call the shots here? The Age of the Rajapaksas is drawing to a close, the writing is on the wall on all sides - the bourgeoisie and the middle classes, the Tamils, the universities and increasingly the workers, all are angry. The loyalty of the regimes rural base and its Sinhala chauvinist cohorts seems to be still intact. The trouble however is that if urban society begins to revolt the rural mass will follow. No way in a country of this size and cross-linkages can rural society not track the movement of the urban masses. True, urban society has not shifted gear from resentment to rebellion; it is still only smouldering. But it may ignite in the months and years ahead. There are other bad signs -- the economy, war crimes charges, the Tamils, impatient Delhi and escalating confrontation with the West. China can do bugger all about any of this.

Though public opinion, interested lobbies and some parliamentarians and congressmen are intent on pursuing and harassing the Sri Lankan leadership, it seems that Western governments, though irritated with Colombo, are not bringing their full weight to bear to undermine ths regime. It could be that such events move at a glacial pace or it may that Sri Lanka is not really important for the US and the EU. Maybe, with the MEM region, Iran and economic woes on their radar screens there is not enough interest in a sideshow. It has also been suggested to me that Delhi and the West are waiting to see what Colombo delivers to the Tamils in the coming months before tightening the screws. I discount this theory because it is perfectly clear to us at home and to the rest of the world that Colombo will not agree to any substantial degree of devolution.

Hence I believe that with Pakistan, Washington is carefully measuring each step and proceeding with extreme caution because of the enormous significance of the final outcome in that country, while in the case of Sri Lanka, the EU and America are going slow since the country is comparatively low on their radar screens. However it seems clear to me that they consider the Rajapaksa government a pestilence that they would be glad to be rid of. The rest of this year should be interesting for the student of Sri Lankan foreign relations.

http://www.lakbimanews.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2001:kumar-david-writes&catid=46:columns&Itemid=50

அமெரிக்காவுக்கு யாரை நம்புவதென்ற யதார்த்தம் புரியவில்லை. காட்டுமிராண்டிப் பிச்சைக்காரர்களை தம்முடன் இணைக்கும் அளவுக்கு அமெரிக்காவின் நிலை தேய்ந்துவிட்டது.