India offers an olive branch to Pakistan

Indian foreign policy seems to be too good to be fathomed by lesser mortals. Say for example, our policy towards Pakistan. Since the ghastly 26/11 incidence, the whos who of central government, have been talking in a single voice, that we wouldnot talk to Pakistan unless we get proper assurance from them that soil of Pak wouldnot be allowed to be used for anti-India activities. In a rare show of consistency, we walked the talk for fourteen months. But then something ethereal happened!! The Indian premier thought that we should be talking to Pakistan as there is no other way out and unilaterally offered to resume dialogue at the foreign secretary level. Little that he realize that it would send a message that India is keen in resuming "composite dialogue" which contradicts her long taken (and right) stand. But thats not the only irony. Just seventy two hours before Dr Singh proposed this, his Pakistani counterpart Mr Geelani had gone public saying that he couldnot give any assurance that Pakistani soil wouldnot be used to launch attack on India and Pakistani militants held the largest anti-India rally in POK splitting venom onto India. Dr Singh couldnot find a better time for talks!! Why are we wasting public money over these futile exercises? Is the time ripe for talks? If yes, why we didnot talk earlier? Why we stopped talking after 26/11 and resuming it now? What has Pakistan done in this one year that they deserved this bail-out? Once hot once cold foreign policy leads us nowhere. Its time for self-reflection why we donot have friends in our neighbours. India should place faith in the axiom "Survival of the fittest".