Global Post: Officially, India welcomed the US decision to offer a $10 million bounty for information leading to the capture of alleged Pakistani terrorist Hafiz Saeed, whom both the US and India claim is still the leader of Lashkar-e-Toiba. But unofficially? Unofficially, Indians are a little perplexed.

“India welcomes this new initiative of US,” India’s CNN/IBN news channel quoted Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna as saying. “This sends a strong message for the perpetrators of terrorism. This shows that international community stands united in fight against terrorism.”

But on NDTV they were asking viewers if they thought the bounty was a joke, according to the Wall Street Journal. It certainly sounds like one, though its target, and how Washington expects it to go over, remains a mystery.

India has long asserted that Saeed remains in charge of Lashkar-e-Toiba and was among the masterminds of the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, as well as many past incidents. But nobody appears to be very clear on just what the US bounty on his head means, considering that Pakistan has always resisted taking any action against him.

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