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Kashmir impediment in Indo-Pak ties: Hillary US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi
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Krishna in Kabul
‘Gandhi a prophet for Israelis’
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Kashmir impediment in Indo-Pak ties: Hillary
Islamabad, July 19 “Kashmir (issue) that has divided India and Pakistan and in my view is impediment to developing a relationship that would be beneficial to both countries,” she told a joint press conference with her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi. She also made it clear that the US has no desire to mediate between India and Pakistan to settle the Kashmir issue which will have to be resolved by the two countries through negotiations. Qureshi, who has been blowing hot and cold against India over the past few days after a deadlock in the Indo-Pak talks, said, “Sustaining dialogue with India and finding a just solution to the Kashmir dispute” was part of the “convergent interest” of the USA and Pakistan. While Pakistan has been insisting on discussing the Kashmir issue at all bilateral meetings with India, New Delhi has been maintaining that all issues can be taken up, but Islamabad should first address its core concern of terrorism emanating from the Pakistani soil against it. During a town hall meeting with members of civil society later in the day, Clinton said: “We can only encourage, we can’t solve (the Kashmir issue) because at the end of the day, this is an issue (to which) there is no dictated response.” The US cannot impose its decision on India and Pakistan or tell them what they must do to settle the Kashmir issue, she said. — PTI
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Krishna in Kabul Kabul, July 19 On its part, India expressed full support for President Hamid Karzai's efforts to usher in peace, stability and development in Afghanistan, which is witnessing an upsurge in terror attacks by the Taliban. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna conveyed the message during his 45-minute meeting with Karzai at the fortified Presidential Palace here. Krishna, who is here to attend the international conference on Afghanistan tomorrow, reiterated India's support for President Karzai's efforts to bring about peace, stability and development in Afghanistan during the meeting, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said. “The meeting was very useful and cordial,” he said, adding that during the 45-minute meeting, the two sides conducted extensive exchange of views on bilateral ties and issues of common interests. Later, Krishna met Afghan National Security Adviser Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta and sensitised him about the security challenges faced by Indians in Afghanistan, said sources. Responding to this, Spanta assured Krishna that the Afghan government would take all possible steps to ensure the security of “Indian guests”, who are playing an important role in the country's capacity building, said the sources. The assurance assumes significance in the wake of recent attacks by Taliban on Indians in Afghanistan. Seven Indians were killed on February 26 when Taliban attackers stormed guesthouses in central Kabul, frequented by Indians. The Taliban attacked the Indian Embassy in Kabul twice, in July 2008 and in October 2009. Notwithstanding the attacks, India has been maintaining that it would continue to carry out developmental work in Afghanistan.
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‘Gandhi a prophet for Israelis’
Jerusalem, July 19 "It is laudable the way India has managed its unity in diversity. There is a lot for everybody to learn in co-existence from one of the most ancient cultures of the world. Well, Wisdom never ages", Peres told a group of visiting parliamentarians from India, led by Congress MP Naveen Jindal. Peres also touched upon his reverence for the Father of India and said his teachings of non-violent coexistence were for everybody to admire and practice. "Mahatma Gandhi who led India's national movement, is not only an inspirational leader for me but a transformational one who brought in revolutionary ideas of non-violent coexistence. — PTI
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Seoul, July 19 “The North Korean dam is believed to have started releasing about 1,000 tonne water per second yesterday night,” Land Ministry official Moon Kwang-hyuk said today. The surge was not serious and caused no damage in South Korea. The North told the South through a military hotline yesterday that it might have to release dammed water if there was no letup in torrential rain that pounded the peninsula in recent days, the Unification Ministry said. South Korea built a large anti-flooding dam in response to the construction of the North Korean dam, which discharged an estimated 40 million tonne of water into the Imjin river last September, killing six persons. At that time, South Korean media speculated that Pyongyang meant the move as an attack, but the North later said it had to release water because levels at its own dam were dangerously high. It promised to warn Seoul of similar surges in the future. The North’s notice came amid persistent tension in the wake of the March sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on Pyongyang. An international investigation said a North Korean submarine fired a torpedo in May that sank warship Cheonan, killing 46 South Korean sailors. The North flatly denied that it launched an attack and warned that any punishment would trigger war. The two Koreas are still technically at war because their conflict in the 1950s ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty. — AP
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Says no desire to mediate between the two neighbours
Kabul, July 19
