Pakistan and India Agree on 'Roadmap for Peace'
From the New York Times:India and Pakistan have agreed on what officials call a "road map for peace," Pakistan's foreign secretary said Wednesday, setting a six-month schedule for discussions on a range of issues, including their longstanding dispute over Kashmir.
The announcement concluded three days of talks, a resumption of a dialogue suspended in 2001. The two countries, one Hindu-majority, one Muslim, have fought three wars since they achieved independence in 1947, including two over Kashmir, and nearly fought a fourth in 2002.
In a diplomatic breakthrough in January, President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India agreed to a dialogue on all issues, including Kashmir, and Pakistan agreed to curb any terrorism emanating from its soil.
Matt's Chat
Well, peace is just busting out all over now isn't it? Don't be so sure in this case. Musharraf is not in control of these militant Islamic groups. While this is a good sign - they are talking instead of trading nuclear strikes - the situation is still pretty tense in the region.This is one to watch, folks...
Mark's Remarks
I agree with my friend Matt, this is promising but precarious. I wonder how the liberals will bust this up like they have done everything to allow sabotage to the Israel road map, with little support.
Pakistan is the wild card. Mushaaraf has light control that could burst at any moment. It is dangerous, but it is right. We have to get more peace to make Americans safe. The more peace around the world, the better the chance of defeating and rooting out terror. Of course, liberals want to appease, thinking we can throw money or some deal to them, but they only want more. Liberals are still living in the 1930s, and have not woken up that evil doers keep on taking. Don't let them throw us back into danger and chaos.
