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NIKHIL SHARMA
The All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders believe that the delay in the resumption of the composite dialogue, between India and Pakistan, and in the reopening of the Delhi-separatists talks, have fuelled mistrust between the two sides. The mistrust, the APHC leaders say, has touched a new high, notwithstanding the five-long years of border ceasefire, that the two sides have started issuing threats of war.
Expressing these views a senior APHC leader, Moulvi Abbas Ansari, said in an interview today that for ending this mistrust there was a need for Delhi to adopt a flexible attitude so that the talks between Delhi and Islamabad were resumed as early as possible. When reminded that Delhi had conveyed its inability to resume the dialogue to Islamabad because of the failure of Pakistan Government in preventing militants from using Pak soil for exporting terrorism to India, especially to Jammu and Kashmir state, Moulvi Ansari said that once the composite dialogue was resumed Islamabad would definitely take steps for checking ingress of militants into Jammu and Kashmir and other Indian states.
Moulvi Ansari suggested to Delhi not to use the year old Mumbai attacks as an excuse for refusing resumption of the composite dialogue. He said that Delhi should not lose sight of the activities of terrorists within Pakistan and during the last six months these militants have wrecked havoc in Pakistan. He said when Islamabad has not been able to insulate people of Pakistan against such attacks how was it possible for Asif Ali Zardari or Yousuf Raza Gilani to give guarantee to Delhi against repetition of Mumbai type attacks. He wanted Delhi to be sincere and flexible as far as the issue of resumption of the composite dialogue and Hurriyat-Delhi talks were concerned.
He said that five months ago statements from the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and the Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram, on the Delhi-separatists talks had indicated that the Government of India was very eager to restart parleys with Kashmiri separatists but till date there was no sign of Delhi willing to resume talks "with us." When reminded that other APHC leaders, including Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat and Shabir Ahmed Shah, were in favour of triangular dialogue instead of bilateral talks Molvi Ansari said that "I believe that talks at various levels be initiated step by step." He made it clear that he believed that the Kashmiri separatists should hold talks with Delhi and Islamabad also.
The APHC leader said that had the Congress led UPA Government followed the initiative taken by the BJP led NDA Government much progress would have been achieved during these six years as far as smoothening the road to Kashmir resolution was concerned. He said it was unfortunate that the Hurriyat-Delhi talks have remained stalled for the last over four years.
The Molvi said that delay in the resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue and Delhi-separatists talks would delay restoration of peace not only in Jammu and Kashmir but in the south Asian region. Referring to the latest signals from Delhi Molvi Ansari said that by refusing to resume the dialogue Delhi had spurned repeated pleas from Islamabad favouring restarting of the dialogue. He said that Prime Minister Pakistan, Yousuf Raza Gilani has stated that India and Pakistan should not be held hostage to one Mumbai incident adding that Delhi should have responded favourably. He said instead of reacting favourably Delhi has simply favoured measured contact with its neighbour.
Asked if there was any progress in what Delhi had called Quiet diplomacy Molvi Ansari said "as far as I am concerned I think there has been no progress. It is neither quiet nor noisy diplomacy." He demanded that Delhi should take some initiative and "we are ready to discuss issues with the centre."
Five months ago statements from the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and the Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram, on the Delhi-separatists talks had indicated that the Government of India was very eager to restart parleys with Kashmiri separatists but till date there was no sign of Delhi willing to resume talks with us
Moulvi Abbas Ansari
Hurriyat Leader
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