India And Pakistan Fail To Restart Negotiations -- New York Times
UNITED NATIONS — An attempt by India and Pakistan to agree on resuming either open or back-channel negotiations over the full range of their differences stalled on Sunday, stuck once more by the fallout from the 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai by Pakistani militants.
After meeting for nearly two hours on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the foreign ministers of the two countries, Shah Mahmood Qureshi of Pakistan and S. M. Krishna of India, said both sides endorsed the idea of resuming negotiations but failed to concur on a timetable.
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My Comment: This is where the U.S. has always played a pivotal role in getting all of the parties together .... but unless I am wrong .... it appears that the U.S. is awol right now.
I am looking for photos to illustrate a book about nukes in South Asia, and I found two promising images on your blog. Can you please tell me where you got either of the following:
ReplyDelete• the photo of the Pakistani and Indian flags from the 9-27-09 article "India And Pakistan Fail To Restart Negotiations"?
• photo of Pakistan/India border from 5-21-09 article "Pakistan, India and U.S. Begin Sharing Intelligence"?
Please reply to: nthork@nickthorkelson.com. I realize this is not exactly an appropriate blog comment but I don't know how else to contact you -- sorry.