India wants a stable, peaceful and progressive Pakistan: Krishna

I think this is a good move. We are still hostages to our shared turbulent history, but that does not mean that we should strengthen extremists by ignoring the normal, progressive elements of Pakistan and the clearly articulated desire of the present govt to establish and build a strong and friendly relationship. Kudos to the PPP govt for their efforts.

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Problem is: When Pakistan is stable, it starts making India unstable.

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Exactly…dual standards..@adeel qadri:

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@adeel qadri:
When India had evidence to show JUD’s involvement in 26/11, India went to the U.N. and got JUD sanctioned in 2008. So instead of repeating everything you hear on the useless electronic media in your country, why don’t you question yourself and ask if your country has the evidence, why doesn’t it register a protest in the U.N. and get India sanctioned?
Just repeating a lie over and over does not become a truth in a sane world. In Pakistan, it seems it does.

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@adeel quadri

bhai , its their own FREEDOM STRUGGLE , we don’t interfere in that .

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@BlackJack: “I think this is a good move. We are still hostages to our shared turbulent history”

IF it becomes clear that the turbulence is firmly history with no chance of repeating in the future, the atmospherics will change dramatically. It is premature to believe that 26/11 will not be repeated. COnsider
– In 2012 itself you can find speeches from JuD leaders fundraising by threatening jihad against India
– The hate spewing textbooks have still not changed
– There is a deliberate canard about India tealing water that there is no attempt to correct
– The good cop/ bad cop game continues wit Hina Rabbani playing the good cop while Rehman Malik absurdly accusing India of supporting TTP
– Indian objections to European concessions to Pakistan within WTO were withdrawn in lieu of Pakistan granting India MFN status. India delivered its part but Pakistan is yet to deliver its part of commitment
– Fairly recently, the Indian government discovered tunnels near he LOC to push jihadis to India
– Fund raising for JeM which had ground to a halt during latter part of Musharraf’s regime has restarted.

Actions speak louder than words and I would like to see some action for once to back-up words.

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and i want cookies .

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If one fail to introspect oneself, everything looks like a conspiracy (currently most sought-after term) and muddle oneself up in a psyche of blaming others for all mishaps.. Quite often, most of people blindly ignore the rampant sectarian unrest within the society. No initiatives/measures were taken so far by the State Institutions to prevent it; rather try to create laws to enhance the divisions among the people.. People, mostly, blames the politicos.. but they are just vote-mongers and go any extent to get power n subsequently to loot out millions for their own families.. So, the change should come within the people..

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if india wants to prosperous in future pakistan must be divided
india must start supporting baloshistan liberation army

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wrong !!! we dont want a stable and peaceful pakistan…. pakistan can go to dogs,rags ( it already is) …we dont care…. we dont give a damn…we want pakistan not to support terrorism against us …loud and clear…we haven’t carried out 26/11 in ur cities..plz dont force us to do that…. ur existence is solely in our hand…. dont mess with us..apart from this ..do whateva u want india’s not stopping u….get that???

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@suraj:
yupp proud moment!!!:D

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Lets Give Credit To President Asif Zardari To Extend Hand of Friendship With India. We Have Good Hopes That Good Sense Prevail This Time Around With The Indian Government To Embrace Pakistan Friendship. The Good Initiative Was Started By Former Pime Minister Of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. Lets Make Travel, Business and Culutral Exchane, Medical and Educational Easier. The Amount Being Spent On Fancy Military Toys Would Better Be Utilzed On Educating Both Urban and Rural Population. One Less Battle Tank Will Build Hundreds Of Primary School. Lets Not Waste Minds Together.

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@suraj:
will it also help in feeding 800 million poor Indians ?

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If Pakistan becomes like Syria or Afghanistan then India wont stay safe either, keep this in mind Indian friends :) but this hypothesis is highly unlikely, things will get better the moment US forces withdraw by 2014 & Pakistan will be at peace as it was pre Afghan invasion. India should look at improving its relation with Pakistan, resolve all key issues like Saichen, Sirkreek & Kashmir for a better future of this region.

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@kumar

I can see how many indians on this site alone showing no interest in pakistan and ur FM visiting ofcoz is again a proof India has no interest in Pakistan. Man Indians need to stop drinking their govt’s kool aid.

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@casim:
will it also help in feeding 800 million poor Indians ?
yup,in every way it will help.
if you really want to know,the satellites that have already been launched are helping feed millions.if you think that only agriculture will help feed millions,than feel happy to be in stone age,in today’s world technology is used to feed millions.weather prediction,prediction of rains,surveying of land for agriculture connectivity for millions in times of disaster,e-education etc.

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@casim:
Can’t the development of science and technology give employment opportunities?? I strongly feel, the efforts to provide good education n giving boost to related fields like science and technology will definitely reap good results..

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@gp65:
I would assume that I normally take a slightly harder line than you do, and I agree with the points that you have mentioned; and I don’t India has made any major concessions in the negotiations either. However, I believe that the present govt in Pakistan has been courageous in committing to CBMs without significant quid pro quo – and a niggardly response from our side will only strengthen the stance of nay-sayers on their side – largely within the military establishment and their proxies. So while this will not address all relevant pain points, but we still only stand to gain from supporting it.

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@jism: Oh sure it will :) the Huge military will help you feed millions, the missiles you guys test every month will help in feeding millions, so on & forth. This has been so successful that now India is able to feed its 800 million or so ( and increasing ) poor people, congratulations :) as for the satellite, it had no link with the matter in the article nor it provides millions of people with jobs, so you are again wrong! even NASA does not employ millions, which is way bigger than your space agency in fact they are cutting their costs now! lol please come to the level of a developed nation first instead of thinking about just showcasing material things which have zero impact on the poor :)

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Mr. Krishna, Pakistan will be soon Stable and Peaceful inshallah Recommend

@Polpot: “” Subject to IMF……”
What ever but half of our population is not sleeping on footpath………

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@Parvez:
you can have that record,none of us will waste our time in challenging that record.happy!

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@PaKhtoon:
What ever but half of our population is not sleeping on footpath………
better to be in a country with half population on foot path than to be in country which is constantly bombed and being ruled by foreign powers with no sense of sovereignty and self respect.

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as if we dont want that? eh?

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@jism: Exactly my point, thank you.

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@Parvez: Its time to hold the Great India Pakistan 100 Gulab Jamun Gulping Competition
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May the best side win !

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@casim: “If Pakistan becomes like Syria or Afghanistan then India wont stay safe either,”
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Dont make empty threats…….!

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@casim: ya 800 then 1000 then 1100 and then 1200 and finally 1201…go on..go on …doesn’t bother us we are heading in right direction…at least we are better than pakistan where 0.1% is rich …5 % middle class…17%lower middle class 80% people extremely poor …extremely dillapidated conditons and remaining in al qaida.LET,LEJ,JUD,JEM,TALIBAN,HUJI…and so many more…but hats off u guys are reducing poverty by creating terrorists.that is very smart and recommendable..clap clap clap…bravo cheers..its shame u guys have a cricket team and a low cost cheap fashion industry…..burqa waali models…LOL

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First give independence to Kashmir and pull back your armed forces from Siachen than we can believe that they are speaking the truth.

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Hina Rabbani & Company are just a front of the Pakistani Military establishment, with no real power. The Foreign and defence policy is dictated by the Army generals from behind the scene.

Given the above, all the meeting and talks are cosmatic with little value …. both Indian and Pakistani political leadres know that.

Pakistan still has some residual strength to survive some more years, and will push the envelop, as long as the western economic and military assistance continues.

MARK MY WORDS ……. the real change in Pakistan will start, only after 2014, and when the US will be on the verge of declaring Pakistan a terrorist state ….. !Recommend

@Obaidullah: @Zapped: “Can someone tell me how many space missions Pakistan conducted till date.”
According to UN, around 20 % of indians are going to sleep without food everyday, half of homes have no toilets, The greatest number of world’s illiterates are in India, India alone contributes to more than 10% of suicides in the world..
Don’t you think your country should concentrate these things as what us,china and other developed countries did and what Pakistan is doing before we start space missions.

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I just want an increasingly accepting Pakistan for Veena! =(

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@Raw is War:” We said Pakistan. Not Baluchistan.”
What about Assam,chatesgar,, Mizuram, Tripura, Khalistan, 7 Sisters State, Hyderabad Deccan and 19 other separation movements in india.

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I think what the man is saying is, it’s about time you start acting like adults.

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@Vikas,
Dear friend,
That was a good comment. It is always better to criticize with a positive comment than the other way around.
Rgds.

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the poor nation cant protect hindus who are seeking asylum…plz dont discuss space related things with them…they are highly illiterate to even spell out some terminologies related to space…let’s concentrate on our work ..all indians dismiss

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ONLY A SECULAR PAKISTAN CAN BE A GOOD NEIBHOUR OF SECULAR INDIA ???

Even then we can maintain a balance in our relations with a Islamic state , Continue as an Islamic state and keep The Islamic bomb intact it is serving your national interest but mind it you have lost your national sovereignity and going to loose integerity as weii in due course .

REPEAL THE BLASHPHEMY BLACK LAW IN ONE STROKE !!

Give a signal to the world that now your perceptions are changing accordingly .

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Congress gov is still in dreams . They want a stable Pakistan , but they didn’t study the Islamic world before . Not a single Islamic country is stable .Yes don’t count Turkey , Turkey is a open society and they are more to European culture . Better to keep a distance from these countries . We should concentrate on our society and try to make it better….

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With the new Visa regime, all minorities in Pakistan, particularly Hindus and Sikhs will be soon back in India
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To breathe air free from blasphemy law and terrorism.

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@Parvez:
I am with you on the space mission records, I think that was a real cocky comment from “zapped”!

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@PaKhtoon ..Dude your proving a point , that is Pakistani’s are the most Illiterate country in the world.Even African countries are better that you guys. You can’t do anything on our own.You can only beg in front of american’s for dollars.

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@Zapped: Ah surely you jest ! What about all the rocket launches by Taliban, most of them end up in space. And all the launches by Babar NK and Ghauri NK satellite rockets, which are cleverly disguised as missile tests ?

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@Pak101: ya keep on increasing the numbers….even if these movements are going they aren’t at a level that risks nuclear weapons …. seperatist movements are at a hieght in pakistan…there are even seperatist movement but unlike india and china pakistan has no control over it…proff being simple see express tribune daily some or the other is killed…some or the other blast takes place….some or the other shia,hindu or punjabi or sindhi is shot dead …lol..days are not far when pakistan wont exist ….just pray allah that ur not reduced to the size of bhutan..lol

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We have come to this stage that a guest of Pakistan is lecturing the country, he would not be saying these things in other countries, would he? I think people should think about it because they are not treating Pakistan with dignity and equality, we all know whose fault is it that the county has become lawless and any pip squeak could lecture the whole nation. Shame.

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India want peacefull stable pakistan this is biggest lie this century

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A good example is the US visa system. Give it for 10 year multiple non-reporting. That will help people. What are these insanely restricted visas? Usless. Just playing with words, nothing substantial is on offer. Take it back if India and Pakistan cannot implement The US visa model.

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yet another attempt to somehow neutralize the ever-growing influence of China in the South Asian countries…after 65 yrs India felt the need to play the “big brother”…its all out of bad intentions

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@naeem khan Manhattan,Ks: “We have come to this stage that a guest of Pakistan is lecturing the country,”

As an Indian, I would probably feel the same way as you if some random foreigner visited India and made condescending statements as you think the minister made. I did however go back and read the statements and was unable to isolate the specific statements that may have touched a raw nerve. Could you please elaborate as to what specifically bothered you?

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@sheikh – Smart reply to “Casim”
Keep it up…

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@PaKhtoon: Pls read”ET “Almost half of the Pakistani workforce is unemployed according to the figures released by the Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW). ”
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Does the Govt provide mattresses to the unemployed to sleep on?

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Yes Mr.Krisha and we want to see India lead by Anne Hazrare

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