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...Delhi, too, may feel the time is opportune for a settlement. Like Musharraf, Vajpayee has to deal with his own hard-liners?Hindu fundamentalists who thrive on unceasing tensions with Pakistan. But Vajpayee's position has never been stronger. His internal Kashmir policy is succeeding. Last October's free state election, which he insisted on, has led to a genuinely representative government in Srinagar and removed a persistent grievance of Kashmiris. Vajpayee can use this positive development as leverage with both the Kashmiris and with Islamabad. He can also argue that the best way to keep...
...President George W. Bush sent Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, an ex-wrestler, to New Delhi and Islamabad last week to lend support?and apply pressure. Before Armitage landed, leaders from both countries were quick to show Washington they were actively pushing for peace. In addition to hurling cricket balls, India and Pakistan have agreed to resume air and road links next month, as well as restore full diplomatic relations, which they suspended 17 months ago. But both sides know that any hope of peace talks could easily be sabotaged by a violent incident like the March 24 massacre...
...never returned. Last year, after being elected chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir state, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed dismantled the feared special forces responsible for most of the abuses. In Srinagar, Kashmir's ancient lakeside city, some Muslim elders are encouraged by the words of peace emanating from New Delhi and Islamabad. Abdul Ghani Bhat, chairman of the separatist All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of 26 Kashmiri separatist parties and groups, said he was "optimistic" about the future. "The boys with guns will have to fall in line," said Bhat. "They will have to listen to reason...
...brief conversation, Jamali, reading from prepared notes, agreed with Vajpayee's earlier assertion that the countries should talk and formally invited him to Pakistan. On Friday, Vajpayee responded by announcing that India would restore full diplomatic relations and air links with Pakistan. The move re-opened the door that Delhi had slammed shut in December 2001, when terrorists tried to blow up India's parliament building. And it revived long dormant hopes that India and Pakistan might resume a dialogue about Kashmir, the subcontinent's most destabilizing issue. "Talks will begin very soon," vowed Pakistan's Minister for Information...
...baby girl, while her father fretted about the expense of raising a daughter in India. Nair’s son is now a pre-schooler in New York City, where Nair teaches film at Columbia University. Her family divides its time between Kampala, New York City and New Delhi...