It is both shocking and strange that while Pakistans Foreign Minister is pleading the case of India, innocent people of the disputed state of Kashmir are getting killed at the hands of its brutal security forces and their leaders taken into custody, for demanding the promised right to decide about their future. One day Mr Qureshi gets an insight into the thinking of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and tells the world that he cherishes friendly feelings for Pakistan and is only prevented by internal political considerations to bring them to fruition, though, the facts on the ground speak differently. On another day, Mr Qureshi absolves New Delhi from the theft of Pakistans share of water, while experts have been trying to awaken our leadership to the existential threat to the mainstay of the countrys economy - agriculture - that is posed by a long list of water diversion projects the Indians are constructing upstream in Held Kashmir. Rather, he puts the blame on Pakistan itself for mismanaging the water resource, which might be true to an extent, considering the commonly seen wasteful habits in the country, reinforced by the ways of the elite. However, in that case, he should be giving some reason to account for the dried-up rivers and canals. Apparently, he has none. He should do some study of the subcontinents history to get the feel of what the wile neighbour has in mind for us. The logic behind the murder of four Kashmiri protesters on Friday and the arrest of their indefatigable leader Syed Ali Gilani and Mirwaiz would then become clear to him. Most probably, the Indians have not agreed to term the promised talks 'composite dialogue. That is why our Foreign Minister has come out with the idea that one might call them by any name as long as their purpose remains resolving the contentious issues. Mr Qureshi had better wait for the moment when New Delhi turns round and says that since the talks were not the 'composite dialogue, it would be free to set the new agenda and determine priorities to tackle the disputes Pakistan must not be taken in by India. Experience suggests that it might be trying to buy time simply to meet certain compulsions for holding talks, having no intention of resolving the core issue of Kashmir that lies at the root of all hostility and tension between the two countries. That would render meaningless Islamabads arduous essay for bringing round New Delhi to sit across the table to thrash out the contentious issues. But let the Indians beware that the people of Kashmir, who have sacrificed tens of thousands of their people, would not take their subjugation lying down and expect a fresh round of freedom struggle to begin. Things might also come to a head on another front, as India persists in stealing Pakistans share of water.