India, Pakistan sobered by N-war threat: Powell Saturday, 21 February , 2004, 08:58
Washington: India and Pakistan are now moving towards peace after all sides were "sobered" by the prospect of nuclear war, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said. Speaking at Princeton, New Jersey, on the occasion of George Kennan's centenary birthday, Powell also said the US, acting in partnership with others, has played a quiet but important role "in this reconciliation between India and Pakistan." He hoped that political negotiations between the two neighbours would begin soon and go well and said the US would offer its good offices for the ongoing engagement between India and Pakistan. Powell said eighteen months ago, one of the great concerns he had as Secretary of State was that a war might break out between India and Pakistan, a war that could possibly go nuclear, since both have nuclear capability. (...) Complete article: http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13397342
