Indian PM defends improving ties with Pakistan

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Updated July 29, 2009 20:44:15

It's ten years since India and Pakistan met in combat in Indian administered Kashmir for the Kargil War and it's five years since a peace process was started between the two countries - and yet the Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh is having to defend in parliament his efforts to improve ties with Islamabad. The peace process stalled over last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai because - essentially - India blames those attacks on Pakistan. But the talks could soon be back on track, given that the two countries have agreed to de-link the issue of terrorism from the broader peace process. So, why has Manmohan Singh been criticised for agreeing to view terrorism separately, and can he convince the doubters?

Presenter: Zulfikar Abbany
Speakers: Professor Kamal M. Chenoy, school of international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University

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