Indian lawmaker sees a friendlier Pakistan.

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INDIA LAWMAKER SEES A FRIENDLIER PAKISTAN​

AFP
June 4, 2013, 9:06 am

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A senior lawmaker from India's ruling Congress party said Monday that Pakistan's historic animosity toward New Delhi was fading and called for his country to change its own attitudes.

Mani Shankar Aiyar, a diplomat turned politician known for his dovish views, said he saw a shift as Pakistanis who remember the subcontinent's partition in 1947 -- and defined their identity accordingly -- grew older.

Aiyar, speaking on a visit to Washington, said that Pakistanis had increasingly suffered themselves from violence by extremists and that the neighboring country had economic and cultural interests in better ties."The visceral anti-Indianism of a previous generation is almost out of the picture now and will be totally out of the picture about the time that they lower me into the grave," Aiyar, 72, said at the Atlantic Council think tank.

Aiyar said that "nothing similar has happened in India," which has fought three full-fledged wars against its neighbor since independence."There is a kind of clinging to the belief that since the Pakistanis have been hostile in the past, they are necessarily hostile now, and therefore Indians should behave like housewives who heard on the radio that a convict has escaped for the nearby jail and start putting up more and more barricades."

His optimism comes despite concerns by India and the United States over extremist groups in Pakistan such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, which investigators blamed for the November 2008 siege of Mumbai that killed 166 people.Aiyar, who was close to slain former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, said that India should pursue "uninterrupted and uninterruptible" dialogue with Pakistan to deprive extremists of one perceived benefit of launching attacks.

Aiyar praised overtures by Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif, while conceding that Sharif's record on anti-India violence "is not a very happy one" during his previous two stints in office.But Aiyar said that Sharif apparently believed that building a better relationship with India "will pay him huge domestic political dividends."

Sharif likely sees "that the best way of doing this is not to take the Lashkar-e-Taiba on absolutely upfront, but to try and restrain them" and stop support to the group from within the Pakistani state, Aiyar said.

India lawmaker sees a friendlier Pakistan - Yahoo!7

@third eye @sancho @KRAIT @sandy_3126

 

[Aka123]

Mani Shankar Aiyar was born in Lahore. He has nice and positive views on Pakistan. There's a nice video which shows him visiting his erstwhile home in Lahore.

 

[Android]

"The visceral anti-Indianism of a previous generation is almost out of the picture now and will be totally out of the picture about the time that they lower me into the grave,"

that's what I used to believe before joining PDF

 

[third eye]

What have we not tried or done with each other for the last 65 years ? - War , espionage and all sorts of unspeakable stuff.

Where has it led us to ?

Sure, the hostility & distrust will remain but we need to work through it not stop working because of it. Despite what ppl may say I feel the realisation has to come more from Pakistan than India. Its the hardliners there who have more to lose with peace & progress.

The K word need to be solved. If Bengal & Punjab can be partitioned why cannot J&K ?

In any case the third generation today is bearing the brunt of the inability of those who preceded to solve things - why should it go on ?

Lastly but not the least , we fight and deprive our citizens of jobs , water, electricity, education and quality life because we need to ' defend ' ourselves from each other.

While we do this the white man & chinese laughs his way to the bank with our money with secure jobs at our cost.

 

[Aka123]

What have we not tried or done with each other for the last 65 years ? - War , espionage and all sorts of unspeakable stuff.

Where has it led us to ?

Sure, the hostility & distrust will remain but we need to work through it not stop working because of it. Despite what ppl may say I feel the realisation has to come more from Pakistan than India. Its the hardliners there who have more to lose with peace & progress.

The K word need to be solved. If Bengal & Punjab can be partitioned why cannot J&K ?

In any case the third generation today is bearing the brunt of the inability of those who preceded to solve things - why should it go on ?

Lastly but not the least , we fight and deprive our citizens of jobs , water, electricity, education and quality life because we need to ' defend ' ourselves from each other.

While we do this the white man & chinese laughs his way to the bank with our money with secure jobs at our cost.

Till the day we realize this, we will suffer the same fate. So sooner we realize the better. For this the common people of the country have to come forward rather than depending on media or Govt. People should understand that it's a political agenda and votebank which makes the Govts. create a hostile environment. For that literacy should be increased. Hopefully the situation will improve sometime in future, else it'll remain a big barrier in both the countries prosperity.

 

[shree835]

INDIA LAWMAKER SEES A FRIENDLIER PAKISTAN​

AFP
June 4, 2013, 9:06 am

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A senior lawmaker from India's ruling Congress party said Monday that Pakistan's historic animosity toward New Delhi was fading and called for his country to change its own attitudes.

Mani Shankar Aiyar, a diplomat turned politician known for his dovish views, said he saw a shift as Pakistanis who remember the subcontinent's partition in 1947 -- and defined their identity accordingly -- grew older.

Aiyar, speaking on a visit to Washington, said that Pakistanis had increasingly suffered themselves from violence by extremists and that the neighboring country had economic and cultural interests in better ties."The visceral anti-Indianism of a previous generation is almost out of the picture now and will be totally out of the picture about the time that they lower me into the grave," Aiyar, 72, said at the Atlantic Council think tank.

Aiyar said that "nothing similar has happened in India," which has fought three full-fledged wars against its neighbor since independence."There is a kind of clinging to the belief that since the Pakistanis have been hostile in the past, they are necessarily hostile now, and therefore Indians should behave like housewives who heard on the radio that a convict has escaped for the nearby jail and start putting up more and more barricades."

His optimism comes despite concerns by India and the United States over extremist groups in Pakistan such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, which investigators blamed for the November 2008 siege of Mumbai that killed 166 people.Aiyar, who was close to slain former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, said that India should pursue "uninterrupted and uninterruptible" dialogue with Pakistan to deprive extremists of one perceived benefit of launching attacks.

Aiyar praised overtures by Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif, while conceding that Sharif's record on anti-India violence "is not a very happy one" during his previous two stints in office.But Aiyar said that Sharif apparently believed that building a better relationship with India "will pay him huge domestic political dividends."

Sharif likely sees "that the best way of doing this is not to take the Lashkar-e-Taiba on absolutely upfront, but to try and restrain them" and stop support to the group from within the Pakistani state, Aiyar said.

India lawmaker sees a friendlier Pakistan - Yahoo!7

@third eye @sancho @KRAIT @sandy_3126

Pro Pakistani Mani Shankar Aiyar thinks , does not mean that INDIA thinks.... This is nothing more then Congress's Tustikaran Policy...INDIAN knows that this is not going to work anymore.

 

[Kaniska]

We should admit that animosity against Pakistan in India has been significantly reduced now as it was 20 years back....

 

[Brahmos_2]

Their govt. may be ready to bring friendly relations with India..But I don't know whether their Army & ISI agree with that,since govt. doesn't have any control over them.

Lets hope for the best

 

[Desi Guy]

Until One of the Family members of Aiyar gets blown by Pakistan supponsered terrorists ,He would not change his views.

 

[Brahmos_2]

We should admit that animosity against Pakistan in India has been significantly reduced now as it was 20 years back....

The credit goes to congiees. Bcz people of India started realizing that congiees are bigger threat than Pakistan

 

[sancho]

Until One of the Family members of Aiyar gets blown by Pakistan supponsered terrorists ,He would not change his views.

But to change these things, we need further negotiations with a propper government that has control over ISI and military and that shows to be proactive against terror groups. Ignoring "possible" changes in Pakistan or remaining with the views of the past, won't change anything.
Personally I find the recent statements from Pakistan towards India quiet promising, but it's too early to say if that were only PR policies in election times, or if there is a real policy change. I hope for the latter, but it's on Pakistan and it's government to show that they are serious about it.

 

[arp2041]

@Aeronaut Views of Mr. Great Mani Shankar Aiyar DOES NOT matter at all.

He is known for his Pro-Pakistan stance.

He will see a friendlier Pakistan even when "Mr." Hafeez Saeed will Become it's President & "Shri" Daud Ibrahim it's PM (Just a thought).

 

[EAK]

Until One of the Family members of Aiyar gets blown by Pakistan supponsered terrorists ,He would not change his views.

what if his family member being gang raped and killed in Rape Capital...wat would be his view then

 

[Kaniska]

The credit goes to congiees. Bcz people of India started realizing that congiees are bigger threat than Pakistan

You can sum up more than the challenge to India in next decade is not Pakistan rather internal situation of our country.

 

[Kaniska]

INDIA LAWMAKER SEES A FRIENDLIER PAKISTAN​

AFP
June 4, 2013, 9:06 am

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A senior lawmaker from India's ruling Congress party said Monday that Pakistan's historic animosity toward New Delhi was fading and called for his country to change its own attitudes.

Mani Shankar Aiyar, a diplomat turned politician known for his dovish views, said he saw a shift as Pakistanis who remember the subcontinent's partition in 1947 -- and defined their identity accordingly -- grew older.

Aiyar, speaking on a visit to Washington, said that Pakistanis had increasingly suffered themselves from violence by extremists and that the neighboring country had economic and cultural interests in better ties."The visceral anti-Indianism of a previous generation is almost out of the picture now and will be totally out of the picture about the time that they lower me into the grave," Aiyar, 72, said at the Atlantic Council think tank.

Aiyar said that "nothing similar has happened in India," which has fought three full-fledged wars against its neighbor since independence."There is a kind of clinging to the belief that since the Pakistanis have been hostile in the past, they are necessarily hostile now, and therefore Indians should behave like housewives who heard on the radio that a convict has escaped for the nearby jail and start putting up more and more barricades."

His optimism comes despite concerns by India and the United States over extremist groups in Pakistan such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, which investigators blamed for the November 2008 siege of Mumbai that killed 166 people.Aiyar, who was close to slain former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, said that India should pursue "uninterrupted and uninterruptible" dialogue with Pakistan to deprive extremists of one perceived benefit of launching attacks.

Aiyar praised overtures by Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif, while conceding that Sharif's record on anti-India violence "is not a very happy one" during his previous two stints in office.But Aiyar said that Sharif apparently believed that building a better relationship with India "will pay him huge domestic political dividends."

Sharif likely sees "that the best way of doing this is not to take the Lashkar-e-Taiba on absolutely upfront, but to try and restrain them" and stop support to the group from within the Pakistani state, Aiyar said.

India lawmaker sees a friendlier Pakistan - Yahoo!7

@third eye @sancho @KRAIT @sandy_3126

Thanks for posting such a positive article...