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Jayanta

Jayanta — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

No, unless the Serbs hand him over to the Balkan war crimes tribunal. It would be tough for Serbia now because of rising nationalism and Radovan Karadzic is a Serbian ’hero’.

Dayasurabhi Balaji

Dayasurabhi Balaji — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

No. I agree with Jonty. Coming at this juncture, it could further animosity.

Sunit

Sunit — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Well, given the politics of the Balkans, its hard to predict the future of Serbia after the arrest of Radovan Karadzic. The arrest may be welcomed for the moment by the west but Serbia is known for ultra-nationalism and one must not forget the fact that the arrest has been carried out by Belgrade’s pro-western government. With the Kosovo setback still fresh in the minds of the Serbs, there is every chance that things could get out of hands if the government turns itself more towards the west.

As rightly spoken by Jonty, Karadzic is still regarded as a ’hero’ in many quarters of Serbia and nationalistic Serbs would not tolerate extreme actions that put Serbia’s nationalistic pride at stake.