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...large part by the Indian military buildup on his borders and threats of war unless Islamabad reined in Pakistan-based terror groups, their significance is far deeper - Musharraf appears to be making an epic existential choice for a state that has for the past decade hovered on the brink of failure. Even sections of the Indian media have hailed him as "Pakistan's Ataturk," a reference to the founder of modern Turkey who salvaged a moderate Muslim state from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire...
Ilyas' infiltration industry was thrust into the international limelight last week as India and Pakistan seemed to be approaching the brink of war. India holds Pakistan responsible for the Dec. 13 attack on the Indian Parliament because Pakistan supports these infiltrations. Beyond that, India maintains that the ISI actually orchestrates terrorist attacks. According to a U.S. State Department official, however, American intelligence doubts that the ISI is as directly involved in terrorism--including the attack last month--as the Indian government claims...
...dead, tensions between India and Pakistan have reached a boiling point. India has reduced its embassy staff, halted rail service between the two countries and moved troops to the border in preparation for war. The military buildup on both sides has brought the two nuclear-armed nations to the brink of disaster. However, the Bush administration’s diplomatic efforts have thus far been sadly limited. The U.S. needs to act quickly to resolve the standoff, both to prevent a deadly conflict and to preserve the aims of its war on terrorism...
...accounts, he had been to Kabul, his nation's capital, only a few times since taking power. As a leader, he was more concerned with enforcing rules about beards and kites and restricting the movement and rights of women than he was with the millions of Afghans on the brink of starvation...
...President Fernando de la Rúa collapsed. At least 27 people died in street violence as police fired on rioters protesting new austerity measures. Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo, who also resigned, was largely blamed for the inept handling of the financial crisis, which has left Argentina on the brink of the biggest debt default in history. Congress' Peronist majority chose Adolfo Rodr?guez Saá to serve as President until new elections in March...