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However, he stated that former president Pervez Musharraf had sought a change in the Kashmir policy, which he clarified that the government does not recognise.
“Musharraf went to Kashmir without consulting his corps commanders. We will choose a policy that complies with the Pakistani public’s wishes. Whatever Musharraf wanted for Kashmir, it’s in the past,” Fatemi said.
This is the problem. Pakistan disowns Musharraf's negotiations with Vajpayee & MMS and expects that India will agree to give more than what Musharraf had agreed for. Other than making it absolutely pointless to discuss anything with Pakistan (the next government can always repudiate any agreement), there is an complete lack of logical reasoning to hope that India will give more simply because Pakistan wants more. There is no credibility left for Pakistan's negotiators, on Siachen, on the Kashmir issue because no one in India wants to risk doing business with a government (on Kashmir) that may be unable to hold up its side of the bargain. Not many in the international community either who look at such back pedalling with any sympathy.