Mumbai attack was a true 9/11 moment for India: Petraeus

The greatest threat facing Pakistan comes from terrorism, not India, US Army General David Petraeus said, as he called on the government in Islamabad to change its mindset toward its neighbour. The shift in thinking that should take place in Pakistan is similar to what happened in the US after the Cold War, Petraeus said in a speech at Harvard University yesterday, adding America had grown comfortable facing off against the Soviet Union. The existential threat facing Pakistan is

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