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Should the Indian And Pakistan Armies Be Co-opted In Talks?
Considering that the Indo-Pak peace dialogue is going nowhere and floundering at best seeing the impotency of both governments, is it not time for India to show some leadership and engage the new government in Pakistan, which should include the countrys army brass in some form or the other, in a serious dialogue about each others concerns?
I think if both armies at the highest levels can sit down to talk along with the civilian counterparts, some positives may accrue, considering the abject failure of the civilian dispensations on both sides.
Take the case of Gen Musharraf, though vilified across both sides of the border, had the sagacity and dynamism to get down to solving the problems besetting both countries. India and Pakistan even came within a whisker of solving the Kashmir dispute. And a ceasefire held for almost 10 years before it has now started to unravel.
Lesser issues such as Sir Creek, Siachen, water and other disputes bedeviling both nations can be sorted out without the politics that go with it. Kashmir can then be focused upon to come to an amicable solution.
Therefore, do you think that a quality dialogue between the Indian and Pakistani armies, led by the civilian leaderships, is the way forward?
Considering that the Indo-Pak peace dialogue is going nowhere and floundering at best seeing the impotency of both governments, is it not time for India to show some leadership and engage the new government in Pakistan, which should include the countrys army brass in some form or the other, in a serious dialogue about each others concerns?
I think if both armies at the highest levels can sit down to talk along with the civilian counterparts, some positives may accrue, considering the abject failure of the civilian dispensations on both sides.
Take the case of Gen Musharraf, though vilified across both sides of the border, had the sagacity and dynamism to get down to solving the problems besetting both countries. India and Pakistan even came within a whisker of solving the Kashmir dispute. And a ceasefire held for almost 10 years before it has now started to unravel.
Lesser issues such as Sir Creek, Siachen, water and other disputes bedeviling both nations can be sorted out without the politics that go with it. Kashmir can then be focused upon to come to an amicable solution.
Therefore, do you think that a quality dialogue between the Indian and Pakistani armies, led by the civilian leaderships, is the way forward?
