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India, Pakistan Talk Demilitarization of Siachen Glacier

Jun. 11 – Talks are currently underway in Islamabad between Indian Defense Secretary Shashikant Sharma and Pakistan Defense Secretary Nargis Sethi about the demilitarization of the Siachen glacier in Kashmir. Pakistan is expected to renew a proposal seeking the immediate demilitarization of a standoff that has created the world’s highest battlefield. Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has called for a cessation of hostilities after an avalanche buried 139 people at Pakistan’s high-altitude army camp on the glacier in April.

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Pakistan Urged to Follow ‘Sino-Indian Model’

Apr. 10 – In meetings that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari had with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Sunday, emphasis was made on improving ties and moving decades of mistrust aside. Although terrorism was high on the agenda, so was trade, with Pakistan being urged to adopt the “Sino-Indian Model” of engaging each other; a move endorsed by Beijing. Pakistan has long held that only negotiations over Kashmir could lead to trade talks, but this has come at the expense of an unofficial impasse and a massive drop off of Indian investment into Pakistan.

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After Canceling Border Talks, China’s General Ma Heads to India

China’s General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the People’s Liberation Army General Staff, will be leading a delegation to meet with Indian Defense Secretary Shashikant Sharma on December 9, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei confirmed at a press conference on Monday.

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