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| Separatists feel they have been sidelined | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 9: The American Government and the UN authorities are in favour of resolving the Kashmir issue through dialogue between Delhi and Islamabad. Both the US President, Barack Obama, and the UN Secretary General, Bin Kim-moon, treat the Kashmir issue as a bilateral problem.
In their recent statements the US and the UN authorities have virtually sidelined the Kashmiri separatists because they have not mentioned anything about the involvement of the separatists in the talks. They have maintained silence over the claim of the separatists that they be involved in the talks as they are a party to the dispute.
The separatists seem to have been upset over the way the American authorities have made it clear that during his visit to India Barack Obama had no plan to media between India and Pakistan on Kashmir because the dispute is a bilateral problem. The UN Secretary General has stated that the UN can use its good offices in resolving any dispute provided the two par ties seek its intervention.
Another setback to the separatists is the way both the UN secretary general and the US authorities have maintained silence over the demand of the separatists regarding implementation of the UN resolution on Kashmir.
This way both the supreme political authorities have laid emphasis on the settlement of Kashmir issue through talks between Delhi and Islamabad.
Reports said that even though Delhi is not highly pleased with the latest utterances it has one satisfaction that it is not obligatory on its part to discuss the Kashmir issue with the valley-based separatists. Hitherto, Delhi had made repeated offers for talks with the separatists but the hardliners, headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has imposed quite a tough condition which may not encourage India to hold par leys with the separatists after conceding the demands of the hardliners.
Official sources said that the Government had made a beginning on reduction of forces in the valley and on the release of the detainees. Other demands were under process but it was not possible to assure the hardliners that the Government was ready to hold a plebiscite.
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