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India to cut Kashmir troop levels if violence stops
2005-09-06
NEW DELHI - India will cut troop levels in Kashmir if separatist violence and militant infiltration from Pakistan stops, the prime minister’s office said on Monday after a landmark meeting with moderate Kashmiri separatist leaders. “The prime minister said that if there is a cessation of violence and end to infiltration, conditions will be created for the reduction of armed forces” (in Kashmir), a statement from the prime minister’s office said.
Another iteration of the famous recipe for rabbit stew: step one -- catch a rabbit ...
The statement came after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held the first-ever official talks between an Indian leader and Kashmiri separatists since an anti-Indian rebellion erupted in 1989. The three-hour meeting included formal talks and dinner followed by cordials and dancing.

“He agreed to review all cases of those held in detention and ensure that violation of human dignity would not be tolerated and the government would take all necessary measures to safeguard against human rights violations,” the statement from the prime minister’s office said. The troops are the target of wide resentment among many Kashmiris.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  I could go for a Conehead pic - alongside that one. I've always been suspicious...
Posted by: .com   2005-09-06 10:36  

#3  Nah. Just some rhubarbs for the Peace Processor(TM).
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-09-06 00:56  

#2  You're angling for a 'cycle of violence' pic, right?
Posted by: Steve White   2005-09-06 00:50  

#1  Nice move, sahib. You and the militants can talk for a couple of months; the violence will decrease in November as the mountain passes get snowed in, you declare the talks successful (except for that bothersome sporadic shooting of civilians thingy) and you draw down your troops until Spring, when the snow melts and the hard boyz emerge from their winter dens and come looking for the heathen Hindoo again...
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-09-06 00:31  

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