Pakistan's stand that they are ready to talk to India but that India should make the first move took me right back to my childhood days - when two friends would fight and each would insist that he/she is willing to talk only if the other party comes forward. Of course, the two countries cannot be called friends even if the word's definition were to be stretched from earth to moon and back.

Modi did the right thing by giving them a cold shoulder. They are used to being mollycoddled by the Indian government and think that it is their moral right to be forever sulking. Well, they don't. And the sooner they are made to realize this, the better it will be for all of us. I couldn't help but smirk at the words 'internal processes' that they used to scuttle India's three proposals at the SAARC meet. Looking at the state of affairs of that country (since 1947!), the only 'internal processes' that they might be having could be for sending more and more terrorists to India.

I totally agree with the Quick Edit section of The Mint - India should just bypass Pakistan and proceed to ink pacts with the rest of the SAARC members. If Pakistan wants to cut off its nose just to spite India, let's let them go right ahead with it.