'We Could Have Easily Postponed This Summit'

I will begin with what the hon. Ministeraccept that Hizbul Mujaheedin was the first to call for a cease-fire. He hasalso accepted that the brain behind the Hizbul Mujaheedin is the PakistanGovernment. The nation is entitled to know as to what forced the HizbulMujaheedin to come around and say that they are ready for a cease-fireunilaterally. 

Had we waited for some time, I am of the opinion, that therelations that we have seen going down in the Agra Summit, would have a betterprospect. When the world is moving in a direction of caging Pakistan to see thatcross-border terrorism or terrorism that is sponsored by Pakistan with the helpof Taliban is stopped, India is moving in a different direction by giving notonly legitimacy to General Musharraf but also making him the darling of theGenerals and the hero of his country.

As we know, along with China, along with US when everybody is pressingPakistan against terrorism, we are in a better position to bargain at that time. 

The point is, when General Musharraf was not agreeing for an agenda, we couldhave easily postponed this Summit, and had it at a better time when it wassuitable to India. If they accepted the existence of cross-border terrorism andstopped it, we would have a situation where we would have normality in Jammu andKashmir and a normalisation of relations with Pakistan. 

Even if I might say thatyou have succeeded internationally, by meeting Mr. Talbott and putting acrosscross-border terrorism as the major issue as far as India is concerned, by theAgra Summit we have once again brought in Kashmir as the main issue.