 than having an Afghan republic with close ties to India. And so they persist in their folly. But the TTP, the Pakistani Taliban, have been stepping up pressure inside Pakistan. The number of terrorist attacks are rising. And at some point, Pakistan will have to face this contradiction, deal with the problem. But at the moment, they seem to be content with making a distinction between the Pakistani Taliban, whom they see as an enemy, and the Afghan Taliban, whom they see as a friend.