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Road ahead difficult, but
we will march on: PM
What is India News Service,
Tuesday, 19 April 2005, 1700 hrs IST
Highly satisfied with the "productive and positive" results of his discussions with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh nevertheless
cautioned on Monday that the "road ahead may be difficult" but the two countries cannot "shirk their responsibilities".
"There is no single royal road to success but we are moving forward. We cannot resolve problems in one meeting. We have evolved a certain amount of commonality," he told members of the editors guild at a meeting at the Prime Minister's house shortly after Musharraf concluded his visit to New Delhi.
On Kashmir, Singh said that territorial disputes cannot be resolved immediately but "we can make solutions more amenable to reason" when humanitarian aspects of the problem were addressed.
"I do not not know what the ultimate solution will be," the Prime Minister said adding, that the two countries had embarked on a process to promote people-to-people contacts, trade and other confidence building measures (CBMs) out of which "a new sense of inter-dependence will emerge".
He visualised a stage when the restriction on flow of goods and movement of people would be greatly reduced after which the time would come "to look dispassionately at territorial issues". A step-by-step and people-centred approach would help.
The Prime Minister spoke in warm terms about Musharraf, in whom he found "a very positive orientation and sincerity". The Pakistan President was "frank, forthright and forward looking" and he had enjoyed the interaction with him.
Talks
to last till final settlement: Determining
that the peace process is irreversible in keeping with the overwhelming desire
of the peoples of India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
President Gen Pervez Musharraf had substantive talks on all issues, including
Kashmir.
Kashmir
fixation now has pastel hues: His energy remains as infectious, his
articulation as impressive. But beyond the apparent similarities, Pervez
Musharraf circa 2005 is very different from the man who blazed into Agra four
years ago, brimming with bravado, confident that in 48 hours he could get Atal
Bihari Vajpayee agree to solve the Kashmir problem just by working his charm on
the then Prime Minister.
An
extra round of talks: Just before Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh read out the joint statement on Pakistan President
Pervez Musharraf\92s India visit in the presence of Gen Musharraf this morning,
the two leaders had an unscheduled round of informal talks.
Singh
says Baglihar design can be changed:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured a group of visiting Pakistani editors on
Monday that the design of the controversial Baglihar hydroelectric project in
Jammu and Kashmir could be changed.
'Kashmir
is a political problem': From justifying mayhem and militancy in
Jammu and Kashmir as "freedom struggle" once to preaching peace! And
General Pervez Musharraf has exactly done this during his visit, inasmuch as
that he's now preaching peace to separatist leaders from Kashmir.
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India mute witness to BDR's slaughter of BSF officer:
On Saturday night, an Assistant Commandant and a constable of the Border Security Force, on duty at Lankamura outpost on the India-Bangladesh border a mere 8 km from Tripura's capital, Agartala, were dragged into Bangladeshi territory.
Seer pleads for transfer of case: Kanchi
Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati, facing charges in the murder of a temple
manager, today pleaded the Supreme Court for transferring his case outside Tamil
Nadu on the ground that he would not get fair trial as Chief Minister J.
Jayalalithaa was \93actively controlling\94 the prosecution proceeding through
her trusted officer Prem Kumar, who is in charge of the Special Investigating
Team.
Related story:
Probe
officer impeding trial, says Seer
Act
on inconsistencies or we'll step in, says SC:
The Supreme Court on Monday said it was upto the Government to
initiate whatever action it deemed fit in the Kargil scam case and that if
necessary, the court would pass appropriate orders. Taking note of
inconsistencies in the affidavits filed by the Defence Ministry in the Kargil
scam, the apex court said it was for the Government to initiate whatever action
it deemed fit.
Strike
leaves petrol stations dry:
Petrol dealers across the country today observed one-day complete nationwide
strike to press upon the government to increase their commission on the sale of
petrol and diesel, last revised in 2001.
VAT decision on
petro products soon
Less
pesticides in fruits, veggies: Survey:
Water, and probably soft drinks, could still be laced with
pesticides, but fruits and vegetables are safer now. Ban on DDT, better farm
practices and use of 'softer' chemical molecules are making food safer.
States
'Seniors
must unite for BJP to pull down Mulayam':
The two-day long brainstorming 'samanvay baithak' (co-ordination
meeting) between the RSS and the BJP recently saw the recycling of an old story.
Leader after leader came and talked extempore about the party's potential to
dethrone the Mulayam Government but the resolve came with a rider - that senior
leaders of the party should unite.
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Subroto
turns deaf ear to didi's gaalis: Back
from Israel, Nationalist Trinamool leader and Kolkata Mayor Subroto Mukherjee,
who has drifted away from his party way to forge closer ties with the Congress,
chose to ignore his current political boss Mamata Banerjee's statements that
identified him with "historical" traitors like Mir Zafar.
Clashes
over civic polls lead to traffic blockade in Chennai: Violence
broke out in some parts of the city where voting for the bypolls for two
corporation wards are in progress, leading to road rokos by AIADMK and DMK men
which hit peak-hour traffic on Tuesday morning.
Jharkhand
exorcises Bihar's shadow, gets investors on board:
Success seems to have touched Jharkhand Government's efforts to
attract investors. If number of MoUs signed by the State Government for the last
one year is any indication, then Jharkhand appears coming out the shadow of
parent state Bihar, infamous for extortion and non-cooperation with the
investors.
Jharkhand
exorcises Bihar's shadow, gets investors on board:
Success seems to have touched Jharkhand Government's efforts to
attract investors. If number of MoUs signed by the State Government for the last
one year is any indication, then Jharkhand appears coming out the shadow of
parent state Bihar, infamous for extortion and non-cooperation with the
investors.
Shah
Ruk, urge green groups: Environmentalists and rock-climbing groups are up
against the scheduled Shah Rukh Khan show for raising funds for a Buddha project
at the site where Sholey was shot, near Bangalore.Neighbours
Pakistan
plans 12 entry points: Afghan border:
The government plans to establish around 12 entry points on the
Pakistan-Afghanistan border through a road network in a few years to boost trade
activities with Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics (CARs), sources say.
Musharraf
in Manila for talks to curb terror:
President Pervez Musharraf arrived in the Philippines on Monday for a visit
expected to focus on cooperation against Muslim militancy and the US-led war
against terrorism.
Overall
Musharraf wound up India trip:
India
and Pakistan are describing the Pakistan president's three-day visit as a
success.
Seer asked for trial venue change: The Kanchi seer, charged in a murder
case, wants the trial venue changed.
Pakistan plans entry points on Afghan border: It is planning 12 gates to
boost trade with Afghanistan and Central Asian republics.
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