GARCETTI RHETORIC EXPOSES U.S. DOUBLE STANDARDS ON TERROR

Garcetti's demand contrasts with U.S. restrictions on India's access to 26/11 accused David Headley.

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

The 'demand' of accountability from the Indian government in the Pannun case by Eric Garcetti, the United States Ambassador to India, while being a clear case of the former Mayor of Los Angeles exceeding his brief, has again underscored the age old U.S. philosophy of 'good terrorist-bad terrorist.' The words of Garcetti, which by norms should be considered as the voice of the U.S. government, starkly contrast with the challenges faced by Indian investigators probing the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack when it was looking for similar accountability from the U.S government.