tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post7045446732473560868..comments2023-10-20T21:52:36.752+05:30Comments on Cross Connections: Kashmir echoesFarzana Verseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06891229615361937135noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-74208836682070908712008-11-09T18:04:00.000+05:302008-11-09T18:04:00.000+05:30PS:Not ego, but self-esteem. The US does not have ...PS:<BR/><BR/>Not ego, but self-esteem. The US does not have a history of bringing about long-term peace. The Kashmir issue is far too complicated for even the two countries. You mean to say after all these years all we need is a nudge?<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am cynical...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-77758212464914587402008-11-08T19:07:00.000+05:302008-11-08T19:07:00.000+05:30FV:Point taken about We and the GOI. But it is the...FV:<BR/><BR/>Point taken about We and the GOI. But it is the GOI that decides the Indian position, not We. And did We protest about Kargil ceasefire? Perhaps not,because it was in the favour of the GoI.<BR/><BR/>What's wrong if the US can nudge India and Pakistan into finding a solution for Kashmir? Is our(as in WE) ego bigger than peace and solace for the Kashmiris? Nah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-50160805201922676322008-11-08T17:18:00.000+05:302008-11-08T17:18:00.000+05:30PS:"Why did we accept US mediation in Kargil?"The ...PS:<BR/><BR/>"Why did we accept US mediation in Kargil?"<BR/><BR/>The WE is the GOI. I speak as an Indian citizen, and I think at least some will agree with me on this. <BR/><BR/>I am surprised you talk about not wanting mediation as "we don't want a problem to be solved". Come now, we have seen that Camp David handshake and its superficial intent. <BR/><BR/>Obama, and other US leaders, tend to assume it is their given right to interfere. I don't accept him referring to the crucial issues as "messing". Whether his words are upfront or discreet would be the same for me. <BR/>- - -<BR/>Zeemax:<BR/><BR/>They haven't yet elected someone who looks like the man in the New Yorker cover...and he will be expected to play it down/nullify it as much as possible. Wait and watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-2293611061433238812008-11-08T09:10:00.000+05:302008-11-08T09:10:00.000+05:30I'm still scratching my head over how come USA ele...I'm still scratching my head over how come USA elects someone whose first name is after Prophet Muhammad's mythical horse on the ascent to Heaven, the middle name the same as the Iraqi dictator, and the last name rhymes with the famous terrorist of Tora Bora!Zeemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569356440176591602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16761020.post-65944767779750458132008-11-07T21:06:00.000+05:302008-11-07T21:06:00.000+05:30FV:If Obama is willing to bring the plight of the ...FV:<BR/><BR/>If Obama is willing to bring the plight of the Kashmiris into the limelight, what's wrong with it? Are we so petulant about external mediation that we don't want a problem to be solved? Why did we accept US mediation in Kargil?<BR/><BR/>Come on, what we don't like is him making these statements upfront. We would like them to be discreet and operate behind the scenes. That is all. Our usual hypocritical behaviour as Indians.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com