Bush’s Visit
By Dr. Maqsood Jafri
New York


President Bush’s visit to the Indo-Pak subcontinent was of great importance. It also had a latent lesson for Americans: America should take the lead and responsibility in resolving the festering problem of Kashmir.
The sub-continent is like a volcano ready to erupt at any time and consume a ravaged land. Both India and Pakistan are nuclear powers, and a slight mistake on either side could result in incalculable disaster.
Further, America should not support monarchs and military dictators but help promote democratic forces in the world. If the American President takes solid steps for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute and for the promotion of democratic norms, perhaps his second visit to India and Pakistan will not lead to demonstrations.

 

 

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