Speaking to Radio Pakistan’s Current Affairs programme about the possibility of peace between Pakistan and India, Aziz said it would not be fair to expect instant resolution of all issues between the two countries.
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A close aide to Modi said the visit was a spontaneous decision by the prime minister and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, and that it should not be seen as a sudden shift in India’s position.
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With his surprise visit to Pakistan, Modi had “breathed new life into a long troubled relationship”, said the Los Angeles Times. We can not have Pakistani cricket team playing in India.
But hailing Modi for his “courage, vision, skill and imagination”, the BJP said pursuit of peace in the complex region with its history of fraught ties between the two countries required such courage. But given that Mr Modi’s address to the Afghan parliament included urging closer cooperation between India, Pakistan and others, there are grounds for rare levels of optimism.
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“So, you have finally come”, Mr Sharif told Mr Modi as he arrived, according to a Pakistani foreign ministry official at the meeting.
Times of India in its Saturday’s report said: “However, it was the presence of steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal in Lahore which set tongues wagging about a possible back channel which may have been activated to make the meeting possible”.
Leading newspapers across the world welcome the rare unexpected meeting.
The opposition Congress Party called Modi’s visit irresponsible and said that nothing had happened to warrant warming of ties between the rivals. “Personalised diplomacy” In his 18 months in power Modi has shown huge confidence in his personal political skills, announcing economic policies himself and fronting a key state election campaign in Bihar – unsuccessfully – instead of fielding a candidate.
In that environment, Modi’s visit to Lahore was a continuation of efforts by both leaders to find a personal bridge across a vast diplomatic gap. “The India-Pakistan story has many hard issues lingering for decades”.
Indian and Pakistan have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947, two of them over Kashmir. But there are signs that Pakistan’s powerful army, which has ruled the country for around half its existence, was not entirely happy about the visit.
“Yes, absolutely. I am here”, Mr Modi replied.
In his last edition of “Mann Ki Baat”, Prime Minister Modi expressed concern over the flood situation in Tamil Nadu, climate change, differently-abled people and also asked the SAARC nations to join hands for disaster preparedness.
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“The Secretary General has always been encouraging both leaders of the two countries to engage in dialogue”.
