Manmohan Singh sends mangoes to Gilani

[Prometheus]

New Delhi: As he endeavours to reduce trust deficit between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday sent a consignment of mangoes to his counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani.

About 20 kgs of special Alphonso mangoes were despatched to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, which will pass these on to the Prime Minister's office there, sources said.

Singh has also sent a letter to Gilani, saying that he hopes the Pakistani Prime Minister would like the mangoes sent as a goodwill gesture.

The initiative of sending the mangoes comes after a bonhomie witnessed between the two Prime Ministers in Thimphu last month when the two leaders decided to take steps to reduce "trust deficit".

At his press conference here yesterday, Singh said the "trust deficit" was the "biggest problem" between the two countries because of which "we could not make any headway in the composite dailogue."

Maintaining that it was important for India to "have best possible relations" with Pakistan to realise "full development potential", the Prime Minister said, "It has been my effort to try to reduce the gap between our two countries without surrendering or without affecting our vital national interest."

A similar case of mango diplomacy was witnessed in early 1980s when the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani leader Gen Zia-ul Haq exchanged 'Anwar Rataul' mangoes.

In 2001, the then Pakistani ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf had sent mangoes to the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Home Minister L K Advani before coming to India for the Agra Summit.
PM Manmohan Singh sends mangoes for Pak PM Gilani

 

[TATA]

New Delhi: As he endeavours to reduce trust deficit between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday sent a consignment of mangoes to his counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani.

About 20 kgs of special Alphonso mangoes were despatched to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, which will pass these on to the Prime Minister's office there, sources said.

Singh has also sent a letter to Gilani, saying that he hopes the Pakistani Prime Minister would like the mangoes sent as a goodwill gesture.

The initiative of sending the mangoes comes after a bonhomie witnessed between the two Prime Ministers in Thimphu last month when the two leaders decided to take steps to reduce "trust deficit".

At his press conference here yesterday, Singh said the "trust deficit" was the "biggest problem" between the two countries because of which "we could not make any headway in the composite dailogue."

Maintaining that it was important for India to "have best possible relations" with Pakistan to realise "full development potential", the Prime Minister said, "It has been my effort to try to reduce the gap between our two countries without surrendering or without affecting our vital national interest."

A similar case of mango diplomacy was witnessed in early 1980s when the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani leader Gen Zia-ul Haq exchanged 'Anwar Rataul' mangoes.

In 2001, the then Pakistani ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf had sent mangoes to the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Home Minister L K Advani before coming to India for the Agra Summit.
PM Manmohan Singh sends mangoes for Pak PM Gilani

why 20 kgs of special Alphonso mangoes send 20 trucks full of mangos if it can dilute hate, envy and jealousy.

 

[T-Faz]

why 20 kgs of special Alphonso mangoes send 20 trucks full of mangos if it can dilute hate, envy and jealousy.

Yes, we will send 20 trucks full of mangos so it can dilute hate, envy and jealousy.

 

[!!craft!!]

Manmohan Singh sends mangoes to Gilani
PT ITuesday, May 25, 2010 17:05




New Delhi: As he endeavours to reduce trust deficit between India and Pakistan, prime minister Manmohan Singh today sent a consignment of mangoes to his counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani.

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About 20 kgs of special Alphonso mangoes were dispatched
to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, which will pass
these on to the prime minister's office there, sources said.

Singh has also sent a letter to Gilani, saying that he hopes the Pakistani prime minister likes the mangoes sent as a goodwill gesture.

The initiative of sending the mangoes comes after a bonhomie witnessed between the two prime ministers in Thimphu last month when the two leaders decided to take steps to reduce "trust deficit".

At his press conference here yesterday, Singh said the "trust deficit" was the "biggest problem" between the two countries because of which "we could not make any headway in the composite dailogue."

Maintaining that it was important for India to "have best possible relations" with Pakistan to realise "full development potential", the prime minister said, "It has been my effort to try to reduce the gap between our two countries without surrendering or without affecting our vital national interest."

A similar case of mango diplomacy was witnessed in early 1980s when the then prime minister Indira Gandhi and Pakistani leader Gen Zia-ul Haq exchanged 'Anwar Rataul' mangoes.

In 2001, the then Pakistani ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf had sent mangoes to the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and home minister L K Advani before coming to India for the Agra Summit.

 

[Prometheus]

Yes we will send 20 trucks full of mangos so it can dilute hate, envy and jealousy.

why not 200 trucks

or may be 200000000000000 if its bring peace

 

[Moscow]

good jesture shows life exists outside defence forums too............

 

[Imran Khan]

good i respect his feelings .

 

[mikkix]

No hate to India......

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Nor Indianz..

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Good man......
At lighter part.....Gilani should send some more to Manmohan from his orchards in Multan(famous for soan halwa,and mangoes itself)

 

[KS]

Arey yaar this is not fair.....we Indians are not able to buy Alphonso mangoes due to inflation and Gilani is getting it for free.

One advantage of being Pakistani prime minister....


p.s. to Pakistani members: Does Mr.10% get 2 kgs (10% of 20 kg) in this also..?

 

[Realist]

Arey yaar this is not fair.....we Indians are not able to buy Alphonso mangoes due to inflation and Gilani is getting it for free.

One advantage of being Pakistani prime minister....


p.s. to Pakistani members: Does Mr.10% get 2 kgs (10% of 20 kg) in this also..?

LOL...of course bro, he cant live with himself otherwise, he also has 10% of Gilanis clothes i think

Nice gesture, hope it leads somewhere.

 

[Kinetic]

Good effort..... mangoes to reduce trust deficit...... BTW didn't know that mangoes has such capability!!! Is it only for PM-to-PM, country-to-country or boys-to-girl as well? Than I will send 40 kg of Alphanso to my ex.

 

[gowthamraj]

LOL...of course bro, he cant live with himself otherwise, he also has 10% of Gilanis clothes i think

your polticians are so much OK compared to ours . .



Here 10percent only PEPOLES SHARE. . .

 

[gogbot]

Yes Mangoes , Little do they know of our cunning plan ,

 

[ajtr]

If i remember correctly Gen.Zia-ul-haq was also sent two crates of mangoes on the fateful day when his plane crashed.that later on became fiction "A Case of Exploding Mangoes"