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Window of goodwill closing, warns Indian defence minister
[DAWN] Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar warned on Saturday that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi had opened a window of goodwill and dialogue with Pakistain, it was now closing as doubts remained about its sincerity in tackling terrorism.

"Prime Minister Modi opened a window of opportunities when he visited (the) Pakistain prime minister. I think that window is slowly closing. Before it closes, Pakistain needs to develop that trust with India on its sincerity on the approach," he was quoted by NDTV as saying.

"Pakistain separates bandidos snuffies between good ones and bad ones. They are after bad ones but the good ones are promoted to operate in Afghanistan and India. I think that needs to be tackled at a diplomatic level," Mr Parrikar said.

The minister made the comments at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an inter-governmental security forum in Singapore. He referred to Mr Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore in December last year. The comments were backed by a tweet from BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav, a senior RSS man.

The comments came a day after the chief of the National Investigation Agency probing the Pathankot terrorist attack said the Pakistain government did not appear to be involved.

Mr Modi and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
 earlier this week had a phone conversation ahead of the latter’s heart surgery in London. They reportedly discussed ties between India and Pakistain that have cooled in recent weeks over the probe into the Pathankot terrorist strike.

Posted by: Fred 2016-06-06
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