Word: subcontinentals
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EVER since the end of the Indo-Pakistani war in December 1971, a true peace settlement on the subcontinent has been blocked by disagreement over what to do with three groups of political hostages, totaling more than 500,000.
Pakistan's initial response to the offer was quite favorable. A government spokesman said that the proposal "purports to be inspired by a vision of a durable peace in the subcontinent." President Zulfikar AH Bhutto invited India -but not Bangladesh-to send representatives to Islamabad to discuss the exchange...
The Indian Jesuits still take their cue from the adaptability of the pioneer missionary, Father Roberto de Nobili, who adopted the ascetic life of the Hindu holy men shortly after he came to India in 1605. The Jesuits reflect the broad spectrum of the subcontinent's culture. At Poona...
At the heart of the issue is a long history of political struggle on the subcontinent. India's support of Bangladesh in her war of independence only intensified this struggle and magnified the deep rifts which had already existed between the governments of India and Pakistan.
It is apparent that the POW issue is hopelessly deadlocked at the present time, a situation which seriously undermines any hopes for peace on the subcontinent in the near future.