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2006-04-11 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2006-04-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I doubt Pakistan will survive the decade as a single country. The question is how to guide the split peacefully.

It might do India some good to have a series of peaceful independent states along the Northwest frontier even if that meant giving up claims to Kashmir and possibly their own Punjab state (as that would become a battleground once Pakistani Punjab went independent). The question is at what point does that slope become overly slippery and the risks outweight potential gains. That and pride. Never forget how pride can screw things up.

Posted by rjschwarz 2006-04-11 11:57|| 2006-04-11 11:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Gonna take a whole lotta Vani to make up for Punjab.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-04-11 12:16|| 2006-04-11 12:16|| Front Page Top

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