seedhi Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I cant believe this, how decades long Indian stand of no foreign intervention is being thrown into the dustbin by this govt. And of all the countries we want Saudi Arabia as an interlocutor?!! What the hell is going on?! India wants Saudi mediation in Pak dispute Riyadh: Saudi Arabia, with its close ties with Islamabad, could be a "valuable interlocutor" in improving India's ties with Pakistan, India's Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said in Riyad on Sunday. "We feel Saudi Arabia has a long and close relationship with Pakistan and that makes Saudi a more valuable interlocutor to us," Tharoor told Indian journalists here. He was responding to a question on whether India will seek Saudi Arabia's support to influence Pakistan to address India's concerns over terrorism emanating from Pakistani territory. Tharoor added that Saudi Arabia has its own issues with Al Qaeda. "We expect to have a constructive conversation on the issue. The tentacles of terror have already spread from Afghanistan to Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine, and latest is Yemen," he added. Saudi Arabia, the Gulf's most influential country, was the first to recognise the then Taliban regime in Kabul in the mid-nineties and enjoys enormous leverage with Pakistan. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is currently on a three-day trip to Riyadh, a path-breaking visit that is likely to see the signing of an extradition treaty paving the way for greater counter-terror cooperation between the two countries. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/india-wants-saudi-mediation-in-pak-dispute/110836-3.html?from=tnIts that twit Shashi Tharoor again. He needs to shut himself up or be thrown out of the foreign ministry. The pakis are already welcoming his statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 OMG..Kangressi jokers running amok..Taking help from Saudis? This is like Bakra himself going to the Kasai's shop asking for a nice Jibah.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 :fail: :hysterical: :(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I hope this topic also not denigrates in Congress Vs BJP fistfight.. This is about Indian interests. While Mumbai 26/11 has now been conveniently put in the backburner..I sincerely hope that Congress led govt. should atleast, for once, do something good in India's interest.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedhi Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 I am hoping that this is just another brainless gaffe of Shashi Tharoor and not a govt policy shift. Frankly, Shashi Tharoor has been a disgrace as union minister. He simply doesnt know how to conduct himself as one and just cannot get out of his schoolboyish attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner_Mania Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I am hoping that this is just another brainless gaffe of Shashi Tharoor and not a govt policy shift. Frankly' date=' Shashi Tharoor has been a disgrace as union minister. He simply doesnt know how to conduct himself as one and just cannot get out of his schoolboyish attitude.[/quote'] +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I am hoping that this is just another brainless gaffe of Shashi Tharoor and not a govt policy shift. Frankly' date=' Shashi Tharoor has been a disgrace as union minister. He simply doesnt know how to conduct himself as one and just cannot get out of his schoolboyish attitude.[/quote'] Seedhi..No, This cannot be another Tharoor gaffe..Offlate the Congress has this sole policy of being the 'natural political party for governance' and hence are concentrating on the next taget, Uttar Pradesh. In order to win over UP muslims, when SP is almost down and out, this could be a masterstroke to prostrate in front of Saudis..India's intrests be damned.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedhi Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 Seedhi..No' date=' This cannot be another Tharoor gaffe..Offlate the Congress has this sole policy of being the 'natural political party for governance' and hence are concentrating on the next taget, Uttar Pradesh. In order to win over UP muslims, when SP is almost down and out, this could be a masterstroke to prostrate in front of Saudis..India's intrests be damned..[/quote'] I am hoping it isnt. The reason I doubt this is some grand strategy is because these electoral complexities are beyond the acumen of Shashi Tharoor. So would the Congress high command use and manipulate an unwitting yet erratic Tharoor to carry out their agenda? Unlikely IMO. If at all there is some depth to Tharoor's statement then it is probably a unilateral move by Manmohan Singh who has several times in the past also taken his own party by surprise by his sudden foreign policy shifts. Like at Sharm-al-Sheikh, or at Havana. Either way someone should put Tharoor out of his misery by dropping him from the union govt where he looks like a lost puppy on the deck of an ocean liner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 No offence to Malayali people..Is this Tharoors way of getting more jobs in Saudi Arabia for Malayali folks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedhi Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 No offence to Malayali people..Is this Tharoors way of getting more jobs in Saudi Arabia for Malayali folks?He should just move there himself and leave us alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Seedhi..You're right.. Twitter Tharoor has backtracked.. :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Tharoor is too irresponsible with his twitting.He should be made to choose between his post in govt and his twitter posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX_1138 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Seedhi..No' date=' This cannot be another Tharoor gaffe..Offlate the Congress has this sole policy of being the 'natural political party for governance' and hence are concentrating on the next taget, Uttar Pradesh. In order to win over UP muslims, when SP is almost down and out, this could be a masterstroke to prostrate in front of Saudis..India's intrests be damned..[/quote'] so its already a congress vs. bjp debate then... and none of the moderates have even registered a post yet. nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX_1138 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 No offence to Malayali people..Is this Tharoors way of getting more jobs in Saudi Arabia for Malayali folks? no offence to where you are from, but they are missing their village idiot. please return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 :WTF: Saudi Arabia of all countries ? There has to be some gain out of this, some multi-billion barrel oil deal maybe. Why would you want some religious fanatics to act as interlocutors when dealing with religious lunatics :hmmm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 no offence to where you are from' date=' but they are missing their village idiot. please return.[/quote'] :giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 no offence to where you are from' date=' but they are missing their village idiot. please return.[/quote'] Oh I iz getting attacked..I'm scared.. Tharoors village is certainly missing one..:giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asterix Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 so its already a congress vs. bjp debate then... and none of the moderates have even registered a post yet. nicely done. BJP is not in the equation in UP. Looks like you don't have enough knowledge about UP politics.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomainK Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Saudis will be easier to handle than Pakistanis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patriot Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 We are asking aid of a country that is a major sponsorer to the numerous pakistani madrasas. pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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