After the Mumbai massacre there has been a lot of talk and discussions on whether India should declare a war if Pakistan does not relent from helping the jehadis in their country from waging war against India in general and Hindus in particular. Fortunately for us the international community has woken up to the realities of the situation and is pursuading Pakistan government first to ban the fundamentalist organisations within the country and then hand over the militants still hiding in the country and their leaders to India for trial. But the government in Pakistan are not in a mood to listen but instead are crying for a confrontation with India. If God forbid a war is forced upon us there is going to be largescale destruction of men and property built up after years of hard labour by the people of either countries. Then there is the threat of a nuclear war perhaps for the first time in the modern era. It is the responsibility of the leaders of both the countries to stop talking about a war. Apart from the militant activity promoted the jehadis with or without the active connivance of the Government in Pakistan, the two countries have everything to gain being good neighbours. Will good sense prevail?
