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...three days it took for talks between Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to collapse in Agra last week, between 70 and 80 people lost their lives?around one death for every hour Musharraf was on Indian soil, twice the normal rate. No one in Kashmir thinks that's a coincidence. New Delhi was expected to step up its maneuvers to back its demand in Agra that Pakistan stop supporting the Kashmiri insurgents. The rebels themselves wanted to signal that their struggle against India continued. Both messages were bound to be written in blood...
Person of the Week I'LL SHOW YOU MINE IF ... Nuclear rivals Pakistan and India will try to get closer when President Pervez Musharraf calls on Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in Agra this weekend. The big question is whether Kashmir, their long-standing bone of contention, will get bravely discussed...
...PAKISTAN Power Play In an unexpected move, Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf declared himself President. The General, who seized power from the elected government 20 months ago, dismissed President Rafiq Tarar to strengthen his bargaining power when he meets India's Prime Minister for summit talks on July 14. Musharraf, who appointed Finance Minister Shaukut Aziz as Prime Minister, now holds the country's top five jobs...
...wary boxers in the early rounds, India and Pakistan are circling and testing each other. At the top are two very different men: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who at 76 is one of the country's most experienced and respected politicians, and Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf, 58, who wants to restore his nation's international credibility and, even more important, its severely challenged internal stability. They each know this is likely to be their last term in office and both want a Kashmir settlement?or at least an outline of one?to be their legacy...
People of the Week HIGH STAKES With their armies facing off, Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf and India's Atal Bihari Vajpayee have put their cards on the table. Though tensions were cooling at week's end, key questions remain: How much does Musharraf have left to give and how much will Vajpayee take...