Hidden Nook
"Because in Cyberspace, no one can hear you scream."
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
India and Pakistan becoming friendly?
[Media Source*] (Reuters) This sounds like good news to me!
A year of peace talks between India and Pakistan finally bore fruit on Wednesday when the nuclear rivals agreed to start a bus service across a ceasefire line dividing the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
The bus agreement was just one of several reached during Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's meetings with Pakistan's leaders, but it was the one that mattered most to Kashmiris whose families were sundered by the partition of India in 1947.
Hopefully they can square things out between the two of them. The last thing we need is another nuclear crisis on the Mideast-Asia continent (hint: Iran and North Korea). More details below.
Kashmiris light firecrackers to celebrate the start of a bus service across a ceasefire line, in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, February 16, 2005. Kashmiris on both sides of a ceasefire line were ecstatic after arch-rivals Pakistan and India finally agreed to start a bus service between the divided Himalayan territory. Photo by Fayaz Kabli/Reuters
Ironically it was only a while ago that these two nations were at each other's throats, nuke button and all. This bus route is a good thing that will help unite both cultures, especially those who were caught between the violence in Kashmir.
"It is a dream come true. The bus will reunite thousands of families. Something great is happening to blood-soaked Kashmir after a pretty long time," said Deen Mohammad, a university student in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-held Kashmir.
"I am convinced that the cooperation between our two countries is not just a desirable objective, it is, in today's context, an imperative," Singh told a joint news conference held with Pakistan Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri.
I agree...and wish them God's blessing as they continue to pursue peace in their region. Selah!
Deutsch ⢠Español ⢠Français ⢠Italiano ⢠Portugese ⢠æ¥æ¬èª ⢠íêµ â¢ æ±è¯
Comment Policy: Comments posted here do not necessarily reflect the views of this site or the authors, and are the legal responsibility of the original commenter. Intelligent opinions welcome. Comment here.
By Darnell Clayton ⢠9:43 PM ⢠Email Post ⢠â¢
Enter your email address below to subscribe.
Button Membership
Important Information
View Blog Stats
Plus 10,667 hits before August 12, 2005
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.
Opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of anyone that I work with, for, or associate with in any manner.
