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The
summit and the hype
The
Indian Government called a unilateral ceasefire on November
19 for the month of Ramzan, which was extended twice over
the next seven months. However, the Centre failed in its attempt
to engage Kashmiri separatist leaders in a meaningful talk
to resolve the Kashmir issue. Following this, the unilateral
ceasefire was called off on May 23, 2001, and Pakistani ruler
General Pervez Musharraf was invited to India for talks.
Islamabad
promptly accepted the invitation. And soon the two countries
were gearing up for the Vajpayee-Musharraf summit-the first
highest-level contact between the two neighbours since Kargil
war in 1999-scheduled for July 14 -16 in Agra.
The
invitation to Musharraf-who recently took over as the President
of Pakistan-who was the chief architect of Kargil intrusion,
indicates a radical shift in India's foreign policy. Till
recently it was maintaining the position that there would
be no talks between the two countries till Pakistan stopped
its cross-border terrorism and respected the Line of Control.
Prelude to the summit
July
2
Musharraf
fights ghosts of the past, stakes his future on Agra summit
Pak
agrees to India’s plea, not to invite Hurriyat
June
30
We
won’t play the spoiler: Hurriyat
June
29
Bilateral
is OK but bring in Hurriyat at some stage: Musharraf
Make
summit work, we’ll give you peace: Hizbul J-K chief
June
28
US
watching the General in his labyrinth
Pak
throws up ‘US pressure’ balloon on talks, India shoots it
down
Invitation
due to US pressure: Musharraf
June
27
Vajpayee-Musharraf
meeting may cool down Siachen heat
June
26
Protocol
gets last word in Musharraf stay
June
25
Shabir
Shah assigned security cover
Options
before India, Pakistan are limited: Hurriyat Conference
June
24
Decision
to meet both, PM, Musharraf widens Hurriyat rift
June
23
Army
to brief PM on J-K ground reality ahead of summit
Qazi
meets Hurriyat leaders, requests ‘positive attitude’
June
22
Pak
rapped by uninformed US
The
General’s new clothes may make Delhi’s task easier
June
21
The General slips into civvies
June
20
It
is official: Agra will host PM-General meet
PoK to figure in talks: PM
Cost
of Kashmir is finally catching up with Pakistan
Qazi
calls on Sonia ahead of Musharraf visit
June
19
Indo-Pak
summit in doldrums over govt rules
June
18
Musharraf
has no mandate for talks: Jamaat
June
17
Summit
in Delhi on July 14-16
June
16
Musharraf
talks of changing history
If
US can go soft on Musharraf, so can India, says BJP chief
June
15
Eye
on peace, Pak, India can’t avoid usual war of words
June
14
Let
us move out of time warp: Pakistan to India
Hurriyat
hawks back in business
Pakistan
High Commissioner meets Left parties over summit
June
13
Hurriyat
fires another peace salvo
India
identifies key areas to be discussed in Summit
June
12
Vajpayee-Musharraf
summit is a window of opportunity: Hurriyat
Army
Chief lauds India, Pakistan dialogue
June
11
Indo-Pak
talks hot up, Hurriyat cools off
June
9
Pro-Pak
Geelani sings plebiscite tune
Pak
media braves hardliners to rally behind Musharraf
June
8
Pak
commanders to discuss Delhi summit
Hurriyat
unlikely to spoil summit
June
7
India,
Pakistan smile and sing for a world audience
June
6
Gen
Musharraf begins making the right noises
Musharraf
will get nothing from India visit: Bhutto
June
5
Pak's
experiments on glaciers worry India
No
freeze of LoC till Kashmir issue is solved: Pak
June
3
If
it's peace Gen Musharraf, can we discuss Vikas Singh?
Talks
may not yield much, says Advani
June
2
Kashmiris
crave for peace and progress: Pant
Complete
chronology
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