Paula Zahn (CNN): Is it possible to defuse the situation in Kashmir without the United States taking a side?
I guess it's theoretically possible, but it's difficult.
The Simla Accord of 1972...both India and Pakistan determined that the question of Kashmir was a bilateral issue.
And if it's to be solved, it will be solved bilaterally, but I think with the help and the assistance and encouragement of the international community, first
among them the United States, and also Great Britain."
The two countries (India and Pakistan) are resolved to settle their differences by peaceful means through bilateral negotiations or by any other means mutually agreed upon between them.
- The number of encounters at the border;
- The number of militants killed by the security forces;
l Interrogation of those arrested; - Sightings from reliable observation sources posted along the border and known infiltration routes; and
- Communication intercepts of various kinds.
