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Pakistan's destiny derailed, yet again

by snigdhasen at 6:24pm Thu, 27 Dec 2007 under Politics & News, World, Asia, India, Pakistan, democracy, Bhutto, assassination
I will steer clear of what Benazir Bhutto's assassination means to the U.S. and the war on terror. The ramifications are just too obvious. Being an Indian and Pakistan's neighbor, however, I can't help feeling sorry for the common Pakistani. As I had mentioned in an earlier post, for 60 years, India has watched (and dealt) with some apprehension, some incredulousness and largely helplessness, as her neighbor and brother-separated-at-birth swung between shaky democracies and determined dictatorships, and now, a growing militancy.