DIALOGUE BETWEEN PAKISTAN & INDIA
Pakistan is sincerely continues to
make overtures to its neighbor with India to hold a composite dialogue on all
issues including the major issue of plebiscite in Indian held Kashmir, India persists
in giving a cold shoulder to Pakistan’s sincere urge to augment its friendship
with India. As known to the world, India remains totally unmoved by Pakistan’s
call for dialogue. It is in fact has categorically ruled out
recommencement of the broad-based peace dialogue, despite repeated calls made
particularly by a person of no less than the stature of the Prime Minister of
Pakistan. Analysts believe that the stalemate over renewal of the composite
dialogue would perhaps continue till the holding of general elections in India,
in May 2014. This strong belief of the analysts stands further strengthened by India.
If the forecast made by the analysts turns out to be true then the fate of the
composite dialogue would largely depend on how the succeeding government in India
would look at this important issue and how much weight would it be willing to
attach to it.
Although tensions on the Line of
Control have significantly declined with much lies ceasefire violations in
November 2013 compared to what it had been in the earlier months, no signal has
yet emanated from the Indian side for resumption of the bilateral talks. In fact
the Indian stance on the issue continues to remain unaffected. India must
realize that in reciprocity lies the
resumption and success of the bilateral talks. It should be sincerely and
quickly reciprocate Pakistan’s overture for dialogue. Only in dialogue lies
resolution of not only all unresolved, contentious issues between the two countries
but also the promotion and prosperity of its two peoples of the region.
