Menon mentioned Holbrooke about Pak army: Wikileaks.

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   Conveying India’s view on its neighborhood to the US, a top Indian official had told US’ Af-Pak envoy in 2009 that most of the problems in Pakistan can be traced to its military’s intentions and informed him that post 26/11 India had consciously not attempted to take any measures that would destabilize the civilian government there. In his meeting with Richard Holbrooke on February 16, 2009 in New Delhi, the then Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon also thanked the Special Representative for US’ role in pressing Pakistan to act on India’s dossier on Mumbai attacks and said that it was “remarkable that we got this far“. “Turning to Pakistan, Menon observed that the mood there had deteriorated over the past year, saying it had gone from euphoria after the return of a civilian government to worries over security and the economy,” says a secret U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks. The U.S. has influence, however, “where it matters most,” Menon, now the National Security Advisor, said referring to the Pakistan Army, arguing that “most of the problems in Pakistan can be traced to the capacity and intentions of Pakistan’s military,” it said reporting on the meeting. “Not only must Pakistan’s army shift its attention from east to west, Menon asserted, but it must also cut its links to jihadist organizations, who have gone global over the past five years. “Supporting Pakistan’s army is not the answer, he said, suggesting that changing its operating assumptions would be more effective,” it said. Mr. Menon also pointed out that in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, India had consciously not attempted to take any measures to destabilize Pakistan’s civilian government, and had made every effort to continue trade and travel ties. However, he said, Pakistan’s Army continued to make things difficult for India, through ceasefire violations, infiltrations and continued support for terrorist groups. “Menon noted that India, in the wake of the Mumbai attacks, had consciously not built up troops on the border with Pakistan, as it had following the 2001 attack on its Parliament,” it said.

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