Failure of US, India to establish deterrence encouraged Pak to continue 'backing extremists': Report

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Feb 23 2019 | 1:05 AM IST

Failure of both the US and India to impose accountability or establish deterrence on Pakistan has encouraged the country to "continue a policy of backing extremists" in both India and Afghanistan, a leading American daily has said.

The Washington Post in an editorial in the aftermath of Pulwama attack by Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) said India is confronted with a dilemma that both it and the US have repeatedly faced: what to do about the sponsorship of Islamist terrorist groups by Pakistan, a nuclear-armed state?

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First Published: Feb 23 2019 | 1:05 AM IST

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