Pakistan behind the 11/7 India bombings?

From the Hindustan Times

Forty-eight hours after bombs ripped through Mumbai, the needle pointed to Pakistan. Intelligence agencies on Thursday confirmed that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was the “mastermind” of the blasts that killed about 200 people.

The Mumbai Police, meanwhile, identified the trio who planned and executed 11/7: Rahil, Zahibuddin Ansari and Faiyaz, linked to the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). Of them, Rahil had reportedly made an abortive bid to trigger a blast at Byculla railway station on March 11 — the eve of the anniversary of the 1993 Bombay blasts.

The agencies, which briefed National Security Adviser MK Narayanan and Cabinet Secretary BK Chaturvedi, said the blueprint for Tuesday’s blasts was made by the ISI while the “plan” was executed by “local Indian operatives”.

A senior intelligence officer said the synchronised explosions had the “hallmark” of an ISI operation. Militants operating in Kashmir were not capable of such meticulous planning and could only carry out fidayeen attacks or plant bombs in crowded places like markets.

I understand the antipathy between India and Pakistan but for the later to do this kind of attack is just unbelievable to me. As James Joyner notes, Pakistan has enough troubles. Why would it provoke India into a war? History has shown the weaker side often instigates a war. Germany attacking Russia in WWII and Japan doing the same to the US in WWII, Napoleon, Al Qaeda. Very often going to war is an irrational decision. Just look at what is happening in the Middle East. Does Hezbollah think they can defeat Israel in a straight up military battle?

Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, or however its worded.

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