India ignoring Pakistan's overtures for peace: Salman Khurshid

[ice_man]

A file photo of Salman Khurshid. PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD: India has not responded to Pakistan’s overtures for peace in South Asia the way it should have, said former Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid.

Speaking at at the latest round of Jinnah Institute’s Distinguished Speaker Series in Islamabad on Thursday, Khurshid said it was a far-sighted step of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend Indian premier Narendra Modi’s oath-taking ceremony in May 2013.

However, he added, the BJP led-government in India failed to adequately reciprocate to Islamabad’s peace overtures, he maintained.

Armed forces exchange sweets at Wagah-Attari border on Diwali

Khurshid said since 1947 the world had found solutions to several intractable disputes and conflicts, but the India-Pakistan confrontation remained largely unchanged.

Prime Minister Modi is still learning how to be a statesman, he said, adding if India wanted to move forward in its dialogue with Pakistan, it would have to take care rather than to unsettle the democratic political order in Islamabad.

The former Indian foreign minister of India said terrorism against any country was completely unacceptable, and Pakistan itself had not been spared from this scourge.

He praised Pakistan’s fight against terrorism and acknowledged its role in fighting a difficult war in tribal areas.




@Bang Galore your thoughts?

 

[nForce]

A file photo of Salman Khurshid. PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD: India has not responded to Pakistan’s overtures for peace in South Asia the way it should have, said former Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid.

Speaking at at the latest round of Jinnah Institute’s Distinguished Speaker Series in Islamabad on Thursday, Khurshid said it was a far-sighted step of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend Indian premier Narendra Modi’s oath-taking ceremony in May 2013.

However, he added, the BJP led-government in India failed to adequately reciprocate to Islamabad’s peace overtures, he maintained.

Armed forces exchange sweets at Wagah-Attari border on Diwali

Khurshid said since 1947 the world had found solutions to several intractable disputes and conflicts, but the India-Pakistan confrontation remained largely unchanged.

Prime Minister Modi is still learning how to be a statesman, he said, adding if India wanted to move forward in its dialogue with Pakistan, it would have to take care rather than to unsettle the democratic political order in Islamabad.

The former Indian foreign minister of India said terrorism against any country was completely unacceptable, and Pakistan itself had not been spared from this scourge.

He praised Pakistan’s fight against terrorism and acknowledged its role in fighting a difficult war in tribal areas.




@Bang Galore your thoughts?

This is the alternative to BJP that we have. Given a chance they will sell their mothers too.

 

[ice_man]

This is the alternative to BJP that we have. Given a chance they will sell their mothers too.
Where was Khurshid hiding when even the 'agriculture minister' of Pakistan was launching nukes from his mouth ?

let's not forget what preceded defensive words from our ministers.

threat will be retaliated with a threat. but so should peace.

BJP can do all the sabre rattling it wants but it will eventually have to come to the table and discuss. So why embarrass itself.

 

[MEAGAN FOXSS]

who is this joker Salman khursheed may be he is a Delhi boy lol Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ! ! ! !

 

[ice_man]

When the minister for agriculture of a country starts talking about nukes, then everything else that precedes that goes for a toss.

People like Salman Khurshid, they are also one of the reasons people elected BJP.

right and which agricultural minister was this again? must have a name right or is this another indian NDTV propaganda?

let's not troll shall we

 

[mkb95]

have peace talk with pak while 100s of terrorist are ready to cross into kashmir and carry out attacks with the help of pa and isi.NO CHANCE.when a month passes in kashmir without our soldier dying while fighting,there may be some hope.

 

[ice_man]

have peace talk with pak while 100s of terrorist are ready to cross into kashmir and carry out attacks with the help of pa and isi.NO CHANCE.when a month passes in kashmir without our soldier dying while fighting,there may be some hope.

please let's not bring indian media propaganda into it. total BS

 

[mkb95]

so the soldiers in kashmir are dying of spontaneous combustion
no.its the bullet fired from your border posts and terrorists they helped to infiltrate

 

[nForce]

right and which agricultural minister was this again? must have a name right or is this another indian NDTV propaganda?

let's not troll shall we

couldn't confirm. deleted.

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

let's not forget what preceded defensive words from our ministers.

threat will be retaliated with a threat. but so should peace.

BJP can do all the sabre rattling it wants but it will eventually have to come to the table and discuss. So why embarrass itself.

True. MMS tried to reciprocate in peace. What did we get in return?
You guys cannot even prosecute 26/11 attackers inspite of huge evidences submitted. Attacks are being planned in ur soil. Plus the tension on border. I do not want war, honestly particularly when the Indian growth story looks promising, but honestly India have no other choice

 

[deckingraj]

^^^^^^^^^
Guys..discuss the matter in hand....not who is saying and why......BJP is certainly missing a trick here...however i don't mind that...what is want is consistency...whatever it is...It is not as if Peace has not been tried...however conflicted interests on both sides always make it a loosing battle...

 

[Jat Boy]

Iceman.

India has to do nothing like come to the table and talk.

Pakistan is pleading to USA thé chinease the gulf states and has threatend tactical nuclear war.

All this,tamasha to get attention on a dispute pak claims it has.over kashmir.

Well no one is,listening.

India will listen to pak wanting better trade or political interaction but nothing else.

Move on Pakistan get your house in ordre You have enough Internal issues

 

[Indika]

BJP can do all the sabre rattling it wants but it will eventually have to come to the table and discuss.

Yes India will come back to discuss terrorism, mumbai 9/11 and dawood be ready for that.

Iceman.

India has to do nothing like come to the table and talk.

Pakistan is pleading to USA thé chinease the gulf states and has threatend tactical nuclear war.

All this,tamasha to get attention on a dispute pak claims it has.over kashmir.

Well no one is,listening.

India will listen to pak wanting better trade or political interaction but nothing else.

Move on Pakistan get your house in ordre You have enough Internal issues

North korean blackmail tactics does not win any brownie points.

 

[livingdead]

I agree with khurshid... India's new leadership had an opportunity to better the relationship. NS was ready. All these border shooting are not one sides, both side do it. We could have just ignored it and continued engagement.
even PA is ready behind NS to have a meaningful dialogue.

 

[Jat Boy]

The reason thé pakistanis want
dialogue is because,they and their generals have réaliséd india,is on thé verge or becoming à industrial.power house in a,décade or so.

Already india has 9 times the gdp. The entire World is engaged in trade with india,including china,at 109 billion dollars per year.

Your people are,slowly realising its no win scenario for your country