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| Indo-Pak peace process holds | | | ET REPORTER
Jammu, July 29: With fears of Indo-Pak peace process collapsing looming large due to the internal crises in the neighbouring country, the National Security Advisor today exuded confidence that every thing is in place though little slow.
Significantly, Narayanan said that infiltration across the Line of Control that divides Jammu and Kashmir had "come down appreciably" after a spurt in April and added that infiltration through other sectors like Bangladesh and Nepal are far more serious although not enough attention is being paid to it.
In an interview to news channel, the National Security Advisor MK Narayanan said that the Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has not been weakened by the recent internal crises in his country and he holds commitment on the peace process with India . He admitted that the progress is slow but the process has not derailed.
Narayanan underlined that although India was "concerned" about the volatility in Pakistan that was sparked four months ago by the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, it has not made a "major dent" in President Muhsarraf's influence and he remained very much a man India can do business with.
"I think the chief justice issue was something that could have snowballed but it didn't. He managed to rectify the situation, if I may say so, by going by the Supreme Court's verdict," Narayanan said.
"I think the very fact that the Pakistani president and establishment have accepted the verdict, with grace, if I might say so, has certainly contributed," he added.
Asked about his perception of the threat to India from Pakistan in the context of the shimmering instability in that country that was underlined by the standoff between the government and Lal Masjid clerics this month, Narayanan chose to see the brighter side and said it showed Pakistan was waking up to the problem of extremist forces being encouraged.
"I think the sort of volatility we are now seeing in Pakistan will encourage them (to cooperate). I think Pakistan is now beginning to recognise the danger of encouraging forces of this kind."
Narayanan also chose to take a more positive view of the anti-terror institutional mechanism that was set up over 10 months ago between India and Pakistan amid much controversy and said that although the start was slow he was hopeful that by the second or third meeting it "will make some progress".
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