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...needs to come first. Parallels are never precise, but similar thinking persuaded Egypt and Jordan to come to terms with Israel, despite their commitment to the Palestinian cause. They were not ready to risk self-destruction in pursuit of that commitment. So long as support for an insurrection in Kashmir was cost effective, in that it angered India without bothering the U.S., Pakistan had no problems. But Islamabad may now find the price too high...
...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...
...majority valley by terrorism, wished for a Hindu homeland. However, though Kashmiris might be unfortunate, or romantic, they are not fools. They now realize that independence will not suddenly become an option today. Instead, they, along with the Indians and Pakistanis, should seek to effectively end the partition of Kashmir without having to change the geopolitical status quo. One way is to alter the character of a border, rather than eliminate it, as Europe has so successfully done. India is ready for a "soft" Line of Control?featuring checkpoints through which Kashmiris can easily pass to meet their relatives...
...official: India and Pakistan may start playing cricket again. That doesn't seem like much, but any sign that hostility is easing between the two nuclear-armed neighbors is worth cheering. Still, a far trickier game lies ahead: solving their long-simmering dispute over Kashmir?and, specifically, reining in the violent militants who keep the Kashmir pot boiling...
...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 of 24 Kashmiri Hindus by unidentified gunmen. Indeed, convincing the militants to hand over their Kalashnikovs is the key to peace in Kashmir?and it may prove impossible. Says Pervez Hoodbhoy, a South Asia expert at the Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad: "There are extremists who want to torpedo these negotiations...