'For every Mukherjee scud, there are a dozen Pakistani duds'

NEW DELHI: Pakistan media has derided their government for ineffective diplomatic initiatives. In contrast, India���s diplomatic ���offensive��� is seen as a move to muster world support and to manage the impact in the event of an India-Pakistan war.

������For every Mukherjee scud, there are a dozen Pakistani duds,��� writes political economist Mosharraf Zaidi in ���The News��� on Wednesday, referring to Pranab Mukherjee���s meeting over 100 Indian ambassadors summoned from around the world to brief them on the subcontinent situation. Its editorial, too, sees the meet as an important strategic tool. ���The pressure on Pakistan continues to mount,��� it says.

���India will soon launch a massive diplomatic offensive against Pakistan. All its ambassadors and high commissioners have been called to New Delhi to prepare a strategy to malign Pakistan. The main target of this offensive will be Pakistan���s nuclear assets, because it wants to deprive this country of its nuclear capability,��� adds analyst Mir Jamilur Rahman who also wants India to learn to say ���please��� and stop ���ordering��� Pakistan around.

Defence analyst Shireen Mazari says, ���The unscheduled envoys conference can only have been called to contain the diplomatic fallout of such strikes.��� Interestingly, Mazari finds US military chief, Admiral Mike Mullen���s second visit to Islamabad this month a move to persuade Pakistan to allow India to attack certain targets within the country. In the meantime, India���s targeted strike capabilities have been pooh-poohed. ���Let us examine whether India can actually carry out these threats,��� writes S M Hali in a detailed analysis in The Nation and finds Pakistan far better equipped.