The reason for Indian rejection of talks is based upon prospects of India becoming economic and military power in future. So Whatever Pakistan takes moves in terms of pursuing relations with India it should be wary of it.

Amir Ali
Oslo, Norway

What I cannot understand is the utter apathy shown towards acquiring the accurate knowledge by some of the people who have written on your website. The Indian government has offered improvement in relations on a path to a meaningful dialogue. 

One cannot understand as to why is the Pakistani government so insistent on not granting overflight rights to India. It wants India to gaurantee that it will not scrap overflights anytime in the future. What if there is another Kargil by the brilliant military general? What is there if another attack on the Parliament of India by forces still operating freely within Pakistan territory. Mind you Parliament is a big thing for India. India adores its democracy and an attack on its Parliament by forces operating freely from Pakistan is an attack on the people of India who have nurtured democracy for the past fifty years.

Why has the government of Pakistan not granted the most favoured nation status to India in trade even when India has granted to it? Once again I would like to remind my Pakistani readers that under the WTO rules Pakistan is bound to grant India that status. What this represents to the people of India is perpetual hostility towards the people of India. And hence this question-how can one move towards dialogue when one
sees such a negative attitude. 

Now some of you may argue that India ought to resolve the core issue -- Kashmir -- with Pakistan first and then move to other issues. Let me remind you that even to move to the core of anything, you first have to remove that which surrounds the core issue. Coming to core issues would require removing the stones which fences that core issues.

With these thoughts I hope that my Pakistani readers would understand the perspective of an India. I would welcome comments and suggestions.

Anmol Gupta
India
gupta_anmol@yahoo.com 

I think rather than having defensive attitude, Pakistan should adopt a sort of aggressive attitude because if India shows upper hand even indulging itself into state terrorism in most of the areas of subcontinent then why not a country like Pakistan which is itself a victim of state terrorism. 

Syed Afsar Ali Tirmzi 
Abbottabad-Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan should adopt a policy of statesmanship they should continue informing the world leaders and organisations about how much Pakistan is committed to peaceful resolution to all the issues including Kashmir that has clotted the relations of both 

Mustafa Ahmad 
Karachi


Pakistan should do the following things: 
1) Stop doing research about what is true, real, original, working, genuine or sham democracy. Usher in a
system owned by people of Pakistan not by any agency.

2) Tell the world and India let us talk about all issues.

Annamalai
Delhi


The current International situation has provided yet another most favourable opportunity to remind the
UN and UN Security Council of its obligations to implement its resolutions regarding issue of Kashmir in real sense. We should not be afraid of any reaction from veto member countries, as we have done all our sincere efforts for peaceful resolution to the issue through bilateral dialogue. 

It is time we abandoned the method of bilateral talks with India. We should rather launch an aggressive political and peaceful campaign utlitising media to raise this issue at every forum, session of UN and other international forums. The time for adhering to Simla agreement of bilateral talks has already finished.

Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad
USA
mushtaq_ahmad@hotmail.com 

Obviously, Pakistan should take a U turn in it's Kashmir policy, the way she did in the case of Afghanistan. So, why not help India in the "war against terrorism"? 

Abdul Wadood
Toronto, Canada

India is persistently refusing or making excuses for meaningful dialogues with Pakistan. Political stability in Pakistan is one important element for providing an easy excuse to Indians.

Unfortunately on the future democratic process in Pakistan due to prolonged deadlock on LFO is obviously a concern to many. If we are firm and straightforward in our political process in Pakistan, we could strongly show to the world that we've been victimised for the last 56 years at the hands of India.

Unfortunately, our foreign policy is so weak that even our genuine concerns do not reach the right place resulting into ignoring our cause by everyone. The other reason being the close new built-up of relationship between India and Israel. India will, therefore, never allow Pakistan to have a stable government which could resolve the long outstanding issue of Kashmir peacefully.

Although so far in vain, India has been trying since long to crush Kashmiri struggle through force with the help of Israel like Israelis are doing to Palestinians. India is buying time to eliminate these struggles and then deal with Pakistani, which is easy for them. If we are still ignorant of these emerging realities, our stand would crumble further and our integrity would diminish away.

N.M. ABBASI
LUSAKA/ZAMBIA
noor.abbasi@zambrew.com.zm  

The posture adopted by India to avoid dialogue with Pakistanis neither astonishing nor a new one. It is usual from the very start of Kashmir issue. However, for sometime in past, India has stepped up Media and Diplomatic campaign against Pakistan. alleging Pakistan of supporting cross-border terrorism.

Kashmir Freedom Movement is indigenous one. Sacrifices of more than eighty thousand Kashmiris people for the sake of freedom is a historical fact which no justice loving Nation would deny. India has no historical facts to justify her illegal occupation of Kashmir. In dialogue and table talks India has to prove the version by facts and figures. India knows well that they have no legs to stand upon to vindicate her occupation of Kashmir. Therefore India finds an easy way-out that is to deny the dialogue.

It is a historic fact that defence weakness invites aggression. India has embarked on a dangerous military build up and in future likely to be more defiant and uncompromising. To refresh the memory we may have a glance on the terse statements made by the Indian leadership prior to Pakistan’s Nuclear Explosion in 1988. Pakistan must adopt two-pronged concentrated efforts as follow:

1. Media campaign and diplomatic efforts to rebut the Indian malicious propaganda. Press media should play its role effectively with concrete facts on the Kashmir Issue. It should be dealt with as a regular issue on National and International front.

2. At the same time we must be very vigilant in our Defence preparedness. We must maintain an effective Air Force with latest Combat Aircraft. We must adopt such measures on war footing to produce indigenously such a Combat Aircraft, which is second to none in the World. Army and Navy must be increased and equipped with modern weapons. It is the only way to keep India on the right track. It is not that I am saying. But it is what Allah Almighty has ordered the Muslims in Quran and I quote. "And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds (or equipment that serves the same purpose) of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know (but) whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you and you will not be wronged. (Surah-al-Anfal 60)."

3. We must not forget the point that India has not reconciled to the creation of Pakistan from the very beginning. India is pursuing a long-term policy in collaboration with her trusted allies. This demands that Pakistan should always remain alert to deal with the potential threats from
enemies.

4. Lastly, keeping in view the India - Israel defence collaboration, which has currently adopted a unique magnitude Pakistan and adjacent Muslim countries should have not only defence cooperation but defence pacts among themselves. Pakistan is like a defence shield for Muslims countries in this region to keep off the Indian malicious designs. It is not only in the
interest of Pakistan but the Muslim Ummah as a whole in the Middle East. Muslim countries must rise to the occasion and take concrete practical steps. This is the only way to force India to come to dialogue.

F. A. Chaudhry
Saudia Arabia

Following steps should be taken.
Run international campaign through media about telling world about duel standards of Indian diplomacy

Our Media should be more vocal with not just propaganda but intelligent reporting about events so the Indian public also starts listening to our media.

The world has undergone a paradigm change in the ways of conflict resolution. Today even rivals trade with each other. Nothing is above the national interests. A major shift is needed in our Kashmir policy. Instead of pursuing India for talks on Kashmir, Pakistan should talk on trade, which can also be made under the umbrella of SAARC. It will lead both countries to the road of peace and prosperity.

Rizwan Soomro
Larkana

Tariq Jamshaid
Australia