Archive for April, 2006

Solution to Siachen not intractable

Friday, April 7th, 2006

T. R. Ramachandran writes in for Tribune News Service New Delhi, April 7, 2006 With a clear directive from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to find an early solution to the protracted Siachen problem, the two sides have stepped up diplomatic and back channel efforts amid indications that ...

India mulls August pullout from Siachen

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Pramod Kumar Singh in New Delhi writes in The Pioneer on April 5, 2006 Feb 2006: NSA-Aziz agree in principle May: Def Secys to meet Aug: PM may sign agreement ---- The UPA Government appears to have buckled under US pressure and the persistent demands of Pakistan to completely withdraw its 4,000 strong troops ...