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| Mufti ropes in USIP on Kashmir | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu|Sep 26
Few years back when senior bureaucrat of country
Wajahat Habibullah wrote his US NGO commissioned paper on Kashmir
resolution, eye brows were raised in the political circles on the
nature of recommendations. This time around the former Chief Minister
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who is currently in a visit to the United
States, has got the same institution roped in to have a full fledged
interventionist work on Kashmir issue.
According to a Peoples Democratic Party communiqué released from
Washington, the Mufti today held a meeting with David Smock, Vice
President and Director Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution,
Religion & Peacemaking Program at the United States Institute of Peace
(USIP).
Sayeed in his interaction with Smock discussed in detail the current
political, security and economic scenario in the State and his party's
plan-of-action for the peaceful and amicable settlement of the Kashmir
issue. He said India and Pakistan have made great progress in the
recent past towards the peaceful resolution of their problems
including Jammu & Kashmir. He said an overwhelming public opinion in
both the countries is in favor of permanent peace in the region so
that they can also reap the fruits of globalization and economic
liberalization.
Sayeed said given the support it has generated in the public, the
peace process has now become an irreversible phenomenon of the
sub-continent's regional politics and it is going to make steady
progress, despite occasional hiccups. He said, not only the people,
but the leadership of the two countries has also realized that
dialogue and peaceful resolution is the only way to resolve the
problems and mitigate the sufferings of their people. He said in the
emerging scenario there is great hope for the people of Jammu &
Kashmir on both sides as they are going to benefit the most from the
peace initiatives.
Earlier, giving a brief resume of the activities of USIP, Smock
informed Sayeed that the aim of the Institute to help prevent and
resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict
stability and development and increase conflict management capacity
and intellectual capital worldwide.
Smock said USIP has been working on Kashmir for a long time and it has
already got two reports – one by Wajahat Habibullah and another by
Shahid Javed Burki- published on the issue. He said presently the
Institute is in the process of publishing a book by Wajahat Habibullah
and is also sponsoring a report on how to make the confidence building
process more practical.
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