A soldier takes cover as the Taj Mahal hotel burnsduring the attacks in Mumbai Photo: AP
From The Telegraph:
As if world leaders didn't have enough to contend with, the prospect of India and Pakistan squaring up for a renewed bout of hostilities is truly alarming.
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, there was widespread relief that an escalation in the tensions between Delhi and Islamabad had been averted by the timely intervention of Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, and our own Foreign Secretary, David Miliband. Both flew to the region within days of the attacks, to urge calm.
Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, and Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's president, were able to discuss the attacks on a hotline set up specifically to deal with such an eventuality. This gave the impression that the two leaders would be able to face the situation in a spirit of co-operation, rather than the visceral hostility that has so often defined relations. The last time the two countries squared up, in spring 2002 over the disputed province of Kashmir, there were fears the conflict could degenerate into full-scale nuclear war.
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My Comment: One attack will not accomplish the goal of Pakistan and India going to war with each other .... but if there are more multiple attacks ..... anything will be possible.