New Delhi: India's sudden offer of resuming talks with Pakistan has made senior BJP leader L K Advani wonder whether the "U-turn" in the policy was "upshot of a powerful nudge from Washington".
"New Delhi's sudden announcement last week that India was willing to hold Foreign Secretary level parleys with Pakistan has naturally made many political analysts in the country ask: Is this the consequence of Obama's above assertion being put into action?" Advani wrote in his blog.
He was referring to US President Barack Obama's remarks in a media interview during the presidential campaign that "working with Pakistan and India to try to resolve the Kashmir crisis in a serious way" would be among the critical tasks of his administration if he was elected.
He noted that no Government can disregard the unanimous resolution adopted by the Lok Sabha on February 22, 1994 that declares Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India and condemns Pakistan's continued support and encouragement to subversive and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
"New Delhi's sudden announcement last week that India was willing to hold Foreign Secretary level parleys with Pakistan has naturally made many political analysts in the country ask: Is this the consequence of Obama's above assertion being put into action?" Advani wrote in his blog.
He was referring to US President Barack Obama's remarks in a media interview during the presidential campaign that "working with Pakistan and India to try to resolve the Kashmir crisis in a serious way" would be among the critical tasks of his administration if he was elected.
He noted that no Government can disregard the unanimous resolution adopted by the Lok Sabha on February 22, 1994 that declares Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India and condemns Pakistan's continued support and encouragement to subversive and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
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