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Don't expect miracles from India-Pakistan
dialogue: Antony
Tuesday November 15, 2011 01:05:25 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday sought to calibrate the
growing expectations from the bilateral dialogue between India and
Pakistan, saying "don't expect miracles".
Antony said there were positive signs in trade relations between
India and Pakistan, but there was nothing beyond that as of now.
"Don't expect miracles," he told reporters here on the sidelines
of a South Asian Security Conference organised by the Institute
for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA).
"At the moment, we find a positive sign in relations with Pakistan
in the area of economic cooperation. It is a good beginning," he
said, referring to the talks between Prime Ministers Manmohan
Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the SAARC summit
in the Maldives last week.
"It is a positive signal. But we cannot expect miracles. It is a
good sign. Beyond that we cannot say," he said.
Earlier at the conference, Antony said the comprehensive dialogue
between India and Pakistan had been "steady".
"There are already clear signs that India-Pakistan trade relations
might improve and expand. The expansion in cooperation has created
an atmosphere to expand the dialogue on cooperation security," he
said.
"However, we need to change our mindset, if we really wish to reap
the benefits of mutual cooperation," he added.
Supporting the idea of a cooperative security framework for South
Asia on the lines of those in Southeast Asia and Central Asia,
Antony said the latter two regions had made considerable progress
in their combined security architecture.
"Such a security framework for the South Asian region will require
regular consultations and dialogue -- both at official and
non-official levels. Some of these issues are being discussed at
such forums as the SAARC and Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) in the framework of
socia-economic development.
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