In my personal estimation, there are two paths that could be followed to realise our respective visions for our future and for the future of this region.
One path is of cooperation by which we can ensure a more prosperous future in terms of peace, prosperity and development where common problems like disputed places are addressed. The other is the existing path, which is just playing politics of argumentation and disputation. In this process, a large part of the region has been left behind in time and in the march of history.
We have had a new government in Pakistan last year. Even before the prime minister took office, he made some very important remarks on how he wanted to see relations [with India] develop through normalisation, cooperation and trade. “One step for India and two steps for Pakistan,” he had said in his acceptance speech. Pakistan has moved in the past few months in this direction.
We have had a terrible situation on our western borders for 40 years, which is coming to some kind of resolution. But, along with that, we want to see an improvement in our relations with India. That is the background in which I see this development over Kashmir.
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