India, Pakistan: Movement in a Post-Mumbai World

Pakistan said it is mulling over the idea of redeploying forces from its border with Afghanistan to its border with India in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. Islamabad knows it is unlikely to be able to placate New Delhi and is preparing for a worst-case scenario. By saying it will divert troops from the western border, the Pakistanis are signaling to the United States that they will ignore the U.S. Afghanistan campaign if it does not rein in India.