Word: kargil
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...These are the most hopeful developments in years, and I think they're occurring because of how close the two sides came to another war last year over Pakistan's Kargil incursion. There seems to be a realization now that both sides will lose badly if there is another war. And of course the fact that both sides now have nuclear weapons creates an added anxiety. There's a better understanding by the leadership in both India and Pakistan that something has to be done to reduce Kashmir's potential to be flash point that ignites conflict between...
...enormous pollution and overcrowding problems in its cities. Despite the technological boom, hundreds of millions of Indians still live in desperate conditions of poverty. And the situation in Kashmir has grown increasingly tense over the past year, especially after Pakistani-supported militants stepped up attempts to capture the strategic Kargil Pass...
...triggered last year's coup. The Friday shooting came a day after Raad had begun to present Nawaz's defense, arguing that the coup plot against him originated after he met with President Clinton last June and agreed to withdraw Pakistani forces who had crossed into Indian territory at Kargil in the disputed territory of Kashmir. Pakistan's military was widely reported to have fiercely opposed the decision to retreat...
...unhappiness in Washington over Islamabad's efforts in the fight against terrorism, the President elected to go in the belief that a personal relationship with General Musharraf could be critical to resolving future crises in an unstable region - as his personal relationship with Nawaz had helped end the Kargil standoff. The fact that President Clinton's old friend Nawaz is now saying General Musharraf launched his coup in retaliation for the Pakistani premier's doing Washington's bidding - and the assassination of his lawyer in mid-argument - may slow the chemistry between the U.S. president and the Pakistani strongman...
...maintain direct personal relationships with foreign leaders, particularly with leaders of countries as prone to crisis as Pakistan is," says TIME Washington correspondent Massimo Calabresi. "He was particularly struck by the effect his personal relationship with Nawaz had in allowing the U.S. to persuade Pakistan to withdraw from Kargil last July [after they'd crossed onto the Indian side of the disputed Kashmir border]. He clearly believes it's important to build such a relationship with the new leadership in order to make a positive contribution to resolving future crises...