Prof. Mattoo on liberating India from Pakistan

Yet another essay by Prof. Mattoo on the India-Pakistan-Kashmir tangle in the Financial Express. He has provided, I think, a better explanation and argument for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent initiative towards Pakistan than the government's spinmeisters have.

Prof. Mattoo suggests that India should work towards constructing Jinnah's model of Pakistan: Muslim, moderate and modern. He suggests an Indian policy based on deterrence of asymmetric attacks, strengthening forces in Pakistan who have a stake in better India-Pakistan relations and weakening those who are opposed.

Read his full essay here.