For the second time in as many days, British Prime Minister David Cameron has uttered blunt criticism of a country formed when Britain withdrew from empire six decades ago.
On Tuesday, Mr. Cameron criticized Israel during a speech to business leaders in Turkey. On Wednesday in India, he offered remarks similarly guaranteed to please his hosts, saying, “we should be very clear with Pakistan that we want to see a strong and a stable and a democratic Pakistan, but we cannot tolerate in any sense the idea that this country is allowed to look both ways and is able in any way to promote the export of terror, whether to India or whether to Afghanistan, or anywhere else in the world.”
After a speech at the headquarters of the technology company Infosys in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, Mr. Cameron spoke about Pakistan during a question and answer period. He also said that while Britain’s relationship with Pakistan is important, “it should be a relationship based on a very clear message that it is not right, as I said in my speech, to have any relationship with groups that are promoting terror.”
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