Pakistan gets serious

Pakistan's National Security Policy shows it is hurting, looking inwards and desperately needs some breathing space. India should study it closely

It’s so comfortable, safe and gainful to dismiss even a serious policy statement produced by the Pakistani establishment as a load of rubbish. Old wine (oops, lassi) in old bottle. That’s been the default position on the Indian side for a long time. It is fully reciprocated, if more rudely by the Pakistanis. Looking at the Pakistani National Security Division’s latest National Security Policy document released Friday, we are avoiding that temptation.

There are three reasons commending a serious read of the document. One, that it is short, just 48 pages in large, legible type. There’s more but that’s confidential.