‘RAW trying to separate Balochistan from Pakistan’

[Mohsin]

Sunday, January 25, 2009 ISLAMABAD: The leading newspaper of Sri Lanka, Daily Mirror, in its editorial has criticised the role the Indian intelligence agency (RAW) is playing in the regional countries to destabilise them. The editorial has specially referred to Pakistan. It said: “Among its (RAW’s) most ambitious operations that are currently underway, is the move to separate Balochistan province from Pakistan by supporting (the) Balochistan Liberation Army.” The newspaper wrote: “It certainly is a monumental task for the informed Sri Lankan or for that matter anyone in the neighbourhood of India to keep a straight face when talking about the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in India.” It said that formed in 1968, the predatory operations carried out by this external intelligence agency of India in the neighbouring countries were perhaps the best example as to how the country bullied its neighbours. Commenting on the RAW’s role in Sri Lanka, it said: “The RAW in Sri Lanka has a pretty colourful record. Having raised, nursed and fortified the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, it later went through phases where it adopted ‘rock the baby, pinch the baby’ approach towards the LTTE.” While many thought the assassination of former Indian premier Rajiv Gandhi would have hardened the approach of the RAW towards the LTTE, it really did not happen that way, it wrote. “While New Delhi was shattered by the death of Nehru’s grandson, the less emotional RAW moved on with rest of operation,” it said. The newspaper wrote: “In 2007, ripples were created in the spy agency when one of its Colombo-based officers, Ravi Nair of 1975 batch, was found allegedly carrying on an affair with a woman working for another country’s spy agency. “The ‘crime’ was considered only second to what was committed by the RAW Joint Secretary, Rabinder Singh, in 2004 when he escaped with copies of several highly-confidential documents and is believed to have passed them on to the CIA. This was after Singh’s superiors confronted him with evidence that he had spent time with a Delhi-based female US embassy officer at a resort down (the) New Delhi-Jaipur highway.” The newspaper said the incident really rocked the RAW and forced it to go for several reforms, which included tougher counter-check measures on its officers. Following the embarrassment caused by Ravi Nair in Colombo, the RAW recalled the officer and made it a point to post a lady officer to Colombo, probably thinking that was the best way to discourage other countries, it wrote. Reports that the RAW was out to create mischief in the backdrop of the recent military victories by the Sri Lankan troops surfaced days after media reports that Pottu Amman, who was pulled up by Prabhakaran over the recent debacles, had slipped off to India, the daily wrote

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So that's Sri Lanka who also see the obvious...............though :Zardari and co won't give a 5hit!

[12thMan]

Even Baharat Verma, a Indian defence analyst, says we should keep up the goodwill towards Balochistan (probably includes some of NWFP). I don't think think this is a secret

[Vegitto1]

To be honest, the Pakistani government is doing more then RAW to separate Baluchistan from Pakistan.

[Mohsin]

We all know this is no secret, we have the evidence but we still don't seem to do anything about it! That’s what gets me, why aren’t we doing anything about it?! You've got various sepretists movements in India, Khalistan; Assam etc...

In regards to the Pakistani government, i think i've seen more statements in regards to Baluchistan by this government then the last. It seems like Gillani and co have tried to at least bring up the issue and make statement which make our Balochi brothers and sisters feel part of Pakistan.

[filosofee]

Balochistan, largest, driest, poorest province of Pakistan. Ignoring its problems, excluding it from development is fostering intransigence against the government.

[Lethal]

It's ridiculous to know that the past and current Pakistani governments do so little to help Baluchistan or even talk to them. It's no secret that a lot of people want Pakistan to split up including India, Israel and America. Pakistan is going the right way about it.

The NWFP is fighting one battle, then you have the Baluchistan battle and I'm sure it's not pretty cosy between the Punjabi's and the people of Sindh. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[waqar_ahmad]

It is a open secret that BLA is funded by RAW. O no wait, im sorry, RAW is made up of angels. They dont do anything to destabilize pak

[161]

pffft .. raw can't separate a lid from a jar let alone balochistan

[majid_hussain]

Originally Posted by waqar_ahmad It is a open secret that BLA is funded by RAW. O no wait, im sorry, RAW is made up of angels. They dont do anything to destabilize pak

I think the best solution to the problem is to have a mutual understanding between India and Pakisthan ...ISI stops meddling in Indian affairs in general and Kashmir in particular and RAW stops its efforts in Balouch and FATA .

Its a win win situation for evreyone.

You cant balme India only when Pakistan is equally (if not more) to be blamed

[waqar_ahmad]

Originally Posted by majid_hussain I think the best solution to the problem is to have a mutual understanding between India and Pakisthan ...ISI stops meddling in Indian affairs in general and Kashmir in particular and RAW stops its efforts in Balouch and FATA . Its a win win situation for evreyone. You cant balme India only when Pakistan is equally (if not more) to be blamed

I am not blaming anyone. I have stated this time and again, it happens from both sides, and so neither side should blame the other, like India started blaming pak after mumbai.