.. "Al Qaeda opens branch in the 'Indian Subcontinent" .. not to put too much importance of that perhaps (see comments in the one this replies to) ..
By HARI KUMAR OCT. 6, 2014
An Indian woman mourned the death of a relative Monday who locals say was hit by firing from the Pakistan side of Kashmir. Mukesh Gupta/Reuters
NEW DELHI — At least five Indian civilians and four Pakistani civilians were killed by overnight shelling along the disputed Indian-Pakistani border, both countries said on Monday, in fighting that brought an end to a monthlong lull in cross-border fire.
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On Monday, Mr. Pathak toured forward posts on the Indian side, telling reporters that “there has been equal or more volume of fire from our side also.”
India and China Step Back From Standoff in Kashmir
By HARI KUMAR SEPT. 26, 2014
NEW DELHI — India and China have agreed to defuse the nearly three-week-old standoff between troops in the disputed border region of Ladakh, Kashmir, the Indian foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, told reporters on Friday after meeting in New York with her Chinese counterpart.
The two sides agreed to begin withdrawing troops immediately to the positions they occupied on Sept. 1, Ms. Swaraj said.
India and China have sparred for decades over their border, but the recent face-off was unusually long and tense, coming just before a landmark meeting between President Xi Jinping of China and India‘s new prime minister, Narendra Modi. At times the confrontation overshadowed the two leaders’ discussion about deepening trade relations.
India and China fought a war in the high-altitude border region in 1962, and for years India has been urging China to agree to a formal demarcation of the boundary. Many areas remain in dispute, with each country pressing its claim by building up infrastructure like roads, telephone lines and airstrips and by sending troops on regular patrols.
The present dispute began when workers on the Indian side began constructing a canal at the “line of actual control” in the village of Demchok. Chinese civilians began to protest, carrying flags and banners and shouting slogans, and the People’s Liberation Army supported them. Simrandeep Singh, Ladakh’s top civil servant, insisted that the canal was meant for civilian purposes, but construction was halted.
Thupstan Chhewang, a legislator from Ladakh, said that India “asserted its position much more effectively by outnumbering Chinese troops.” Though the agreement to withdraw to previous positions appeared to have defused the situation, he said, “this is not a long-term solution.”
“The long term solution is to lay down the border properly,” Mr. Chhewang said.
The Chinese foreign ministry posted a statement after the meeting in New York, saying that China and India should “maintain high-level interactions, increase mutual trust, deepen practical cooperation, intensify friendly exchanges between the two peoples, work in concert to build a more closely-knit partnership of development and carry out bilateral strategic partnership in every aspect of life.”
Unless Kashmir issue is solved, Mumbai-like attacks always a possibility: Imran Khan
Gurgaon: Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday said time was up for trying to solve India-Pakistan issues through "militancy and militarily" but asserted that unless Kashmir issue was resolved, there was "always a possibility" of Mumbai-like attacks. Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, also said if his party comes to power, he will not allow terrorism against India to originate from his country's soil.
Addressing a World Economic Forum meeting, he said while improvement in bilateral trade was welcome, the issue of Jammu and Kashmir must also progress on a parallel line. Terming a solution to the Kashmir issue as "vital", he said "trade, connections, along with cricket matches will help. At the same time, we should develop some sort of a roadmap to resolve Kashmir issue, which is vital".
"Because unless we operate on both plains, there is always a possibility, as it happened, relationships were improving, confidence building measures, cricket matches, people-to-people contacts, and then came Mumbai." Stressing the need for a "new relationship", he said "no more trying to resolve our problems through militancy and military but through politics. It should be two-pronged. One to normalise, open up relationships with trade on one side and then start a dialogue on Kashmir."
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief assured if his party would come to power, he would not allow terrorism against India to originate.
He also noted that his party has three former Pakistani Foreign Ministers who have told him that they had "come pretty close to resolving" the Kashmir issue. He said lack of trust was a basic problem in Indo-Pak relations which got worse after Mumbai attacks and added that efforts should be made to increase the trust factor.
"We need to have a new relationship. The moment we form the government, we will be able to control militancy and terrorism in our country. Only a strong government can say that 'look we take responsibility for what happens from our soil', whether it is with India or whether it is with the US," Khan said.
'Imran Khan evaded tax all his life, talks of ending corruption in 90 days'
Published: August 9, 2012
Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan speaking to the media in Islamabad on Thursday. PHOTO: QAZI USMAN/ EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan responded to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s allegations on Thursday during a press conference in Islamabad. Hurling another set of allegations, Chaudhry Nisar questioned how a person who evaded tax all his life can talk of ending corruption within 90 days.
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