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India's Proposals To Pakistan

When it comes to talking points, India has no less than 71

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India's Proposals To Pakistan
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1. Establish Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus link

2. Open the Jammu-Sialkot route

3. Permit border/cross-LoC trade

at selected points

4. Allow interaction at selected points between people on both sides of the LoC

5. Permit pilgrimages on both sides, to shrines such as the Sharda temple, Pir Chinnasi and Gurudwara Chatti Patshahi

6. Promote cultural interaction and cooperation

7. Work for joint promotion of tourism

8. Explore cooperation on issues such as management of environment, forestry resources, etc.

Proposals on CBMs

9. An agreement on Peace and Tranquility along the LoC

10. Establish new communication links between the two navies and air forces; re-establish communication links at Division/Corps Commander level of Karu (Leh) and Kargil-Gilgit, Baramulla and Kupwara-Murree, Rajouri-Jhelum,Srinagar and Nagrota-Rawalpindi and Jammu-Sialkot.

11. Upgrade, dedicate and secure the communication link between the DGMOs and establish a hotline between the two foreign secretaries

12. Establish communication links between Indian Coast Guards and Pakistan maritime security agency

13. Develop links between the armed forces through exchange of visits by naval ships; seminars between academic and research institutions dealing with strategic and defence-related issues; exchange/lectures/seminars between defence training establishments; friendly sporting tournaments and joint adventure activities between the two militaries; exchange of military bands.

14. The DGMOs of the two countries could meet periodically, followed by an annual meeting between two VCOAs

15. Restore the strength of respective high commissions to 110

16. Re-establish consulates-general in Karachi and Mumbai

17. Release all apprehended fishermen.

Commercial and Economic Cooperation

18. Pakistan should reciprocate by granting mfn status to India

19. Grant transit facilities to each other's goods on reciprocal basis

20. Open the Attari-Wagah land route for trade

21. Promote investment in joint ventures

22. Participate in trade fairs/exhibitions

23. Tackle piracy of Indian music and films in Pakistan

24. Lay down optical fibre cable from Attari to Lahore

25. Facilitate counterpart arrangement between mobile operators

26. Allow Indian companies in telecom projects in Pakistan

27. Allow multiple airlines for operating the scheduled services

28. Allow air connectivity with India to designated carriers of Pakistan-seven flights a week to one international airport and then seven more flights to a second international airport, on a reciprocal basis

29. Amend the 1974 Protocol on Resumption of Shipping Services to allow third country flag ships/vessels to lift India/Pakistan-bound cargo; also allow flag carriers of both countries to lift cargo for third country from each other's ports

30. Supply petroleum products from India

to Pakistan and extend diesel pipeline to Pakistan

31. Commercial cooperation in the CNG sector

32. Participation of Indian companies in on- and off shore production activities.

33. Harmonise customs procedures and valuation

34. Cooperation between SEBI and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

35. Cooperation in the field of Information Technology

36. Introduce SALMAIL between India and Pakistan

37. Bring out a joint commemorative stamp

38. Exchange philatelic exhibitions

39. Open branches of nationalised banks in each other's country

40. Collaborate in post-harvest technologies

41.Cooperate in the water resources sector.

Promotion of Friendly Exchanges

42. Exchange of artists, writers, poets, musicians, painters and sculptors

43. Liberal visa regime for performing artists, film personalities

44. Invitation to theatre groups from Pakistan to participate in the 7th Bharat Rang Mahotsav being organised by the National School of Drama on January 5-20, 2005

45. Exchange of exhibitions-paintings, sculpture, photographs, handicrafts, musical instruments

46. Exchange of publications, recorded music, slides, etc

47. Interaction between national museums

48. Participation in book fairs/exhibitions in each other's country

49. Cooperation amongst libraries

50. Joint seminars in the field of elementary education

51. Interaction between the University Grants Commission and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan

52. Joint workshop in the field of medicinal and aromatic plants

53. Cooperation and exchange between institutions of excellence

54. Exchange of youth delegations

55. Exchange sportspersons, teams and coaches

56. Remove ban on Indian TV channels in Pakistan

57. Remove ban on Indian newspapers and periodicals

58. Hold film festivals

59. Establish joint working group to tackle piracy of Indian films and music in Pakistan

60. Annual seminars between groups of journalists

61. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) could start group tours

62. Introduce a special 14-day visa for tourists

63. Exchange/cooperation between Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and their Pakistani counterpart

64. Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan could visit India

65. Both sides to exchange lists of civilian prisoners in each other's custody and initiate their release

66. Increase the number of jails that offer consular access

67. Release all apprehended fishermen along with their boats

68. Pakistan requested to make another effort to trace and release the recorded 54 Indian PoWs

69. Liberalise visa regime through grant of one-year multiple entry visas to bona fide businessmen; grant of Exempt from Police Reporting (EPR) visas as far as possible to journalists, artists, students, scholars, businessmen, persons working with multinational companies, senior citizens (65 years and above) and children (up to the age of 12); grant of visas to eligible reputed artists with the permission to give commercial performances; introduce Student Visa and Conference Visa; offer facility for people (in groups) to come on study tours to India; both sides to hold visa camps in cities other than the respective capitals.

70. The existing Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974 be amended to include more shrines in both countries. In Pakistan, these could include: Samadhi of Baba Bhuman Shah (Okara), Dev Samaj temple (Lahore), Hazrat Bari Imam (Islamabad), Nirankari shrine (Islamabad), Sheetala Mata Mandir (Lahore), Sadhu Bela, Khanpur and Mirpur Mathelo (Sukkur), Hazrat Data Gunj Baksh (Lahore), Prahaladpuri temple (Multan), Pir Giarwienwala shrine (Multan), Sakhi Sarwar shrine (DG Khan), Parnami shrines (Sahiwal), Mata Hingla's shrine (Baluchistan). In India, these could include Shadani Darbar, (Raipur), Boo-Ali Shah Qalander (Panipat), Hazrat Ahmed Shah (Lucknow) and Hazrat Imam Nasiruddin (Sonepat).

71. The size of pilgrim groups could also be increased from 3,000 to 5,000 on the occasions on Baisakhi and the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev; 1,000 to 2,000 on the occasion of the martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev; 500 to 1,000 on the occasion of the barsi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

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