ravishingravi Posted July 7, 2013 Posted July 7, 2013 "My letter to ToI: Subject: Story by your correspondent based on my twitter comments This is regarding a story run by your paper titled “ISI has infiltrated US think tanks, Pak scholar says†on June 30th. This is a story based on three different but loosely related conversation threads made to look like a scoop. I hope you will appreciate that given the word limit twitter discussions are often sketchy and do not represent the entire conversation behind it. It would have made greater sense and professionally correct had he spoken to me or tweeted me asking to explain the context. I would have told him that I was not suggesting that these people were formally part of ISI but that I have issue with their narrative that paddles a peculiar perspective. The manner in which he did the story, has raised concerns about people’s security certainly mine. I hope you will also appreciate that the urge to do a scoop or a ‘tasty’ story cannot be delinked with some ethics and sense of morality. Given the nature of India-Pakistan relations this story has done nothing but endorse the perception that Indian government/analysts/media will target Pakistan at the first possible opportunity. I am sure you will agree that in the interest of the region it will make sense that we all indulge in responsible behavior. Your reporter certainly had his own angle because then he stretched the tweets to include other people as well that were on his radar. Regards Ayesha Siddiqa" https://www.facebook.com/ayesha.siddiqa.351?hc_location=timeline
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