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Surprise visit signals possible thawing of India-Pakistan relations
“It was a goodwill visit and the two sides made a decision to understand each other’s reservations and restart the comprehensive dialogue in a positive manner”, Chaudhry told reporters after the meeting.
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Senior PPP leader Sherry Rehman said peaceful relations between Islamabad and New Delhi are necessary for the development and progress of both countries. India’s corporate sector, which played a significant role in Modi’s election as prime minister, has been eager to grasp business opportunities in Afghanistan and the region beyond.
The issue of Kashmir as well as counter-terrorism and economic cooperation is likely to be on the agenda, with tense relations since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks which India said was orchestrated in Pakistan, and recent terror attacks in Paris. When Sharif invited Modi to Pakistan, the Indian PM is said to have replied that he did have a wish to come to Islamabad, “par aap to Lahore mein hain (but you are in Lahore)”. The initiative was not just about the IT or digital world, but an effort to assist people starting new business ventures, especially those that involved innovation, said Modi.
Pakistan is picking up bodies of soldiers and civilians on Line of Control while Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is presenting gifts to his Indian counterpart, said PML-Q Punjab president Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi while analyzing the benefits of Nawaz-Modi surprise meeting.
The source say that Walima ceremonies will also be held in the UAE and the United Kingdom next month because many friends of the Sharifs could not make it to Lahore.
“Modi is using venomous words against Pakistan wherever he goes but Nawaz Sharif is gifting “saris” and mangoes to the Indian premier”, Elahi added. “He’s the best man for the job and he has already proven to be an asset to this (peace) process”, one member of Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet said earlier in December. So far, the two governments have not confirmed the issues to be discussed at the FS-level talks. India accuses Pakistan of arming and training insurgents fighting for Kashmir’s independence from India or its merger with Pakistan, a charge Islamabad denies. Critics in both India and Pakistan were quick to point this out last week. In this context, I urge the States also to push this campaign.
“Our understanding is that when Modi was in the United States, he was encouraged very strongly by Obama to rethink his approach toward Pakistan”, the minister said.
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Of course the visit doesn’t mean a sudden shift in India’s position. “If FDI was coming we would be welcoming it with both hands”, he added.