Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : India Coffee House -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (4915)	7/4/1999 7:42:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 12475

U.S.: Pakistan Will Withdraw Forces-NY Times (Oh geeeez I wonder why???) Filed at 6:40 p.m. EDT By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pakistan's prime minister met with President Clinton for more than three hours Sunday and agreed ''that concrete steps will be taken'' to restore the ''Line of Control'' separating Pakistani and Indian forces near Kashmir. ''Our understanding is that there will be a withdrawal of the (Pakistani) forces now,'' said a U.S. official who briefed reporters on the meeting under condition of anonymity. ''Both have a great sense of urgency. We want to see steps taken very quickly.'' The officials declined to elaborate on exactly what ''concrete steps'' Pakistan might take. ''Our position has been that the forces across the Line of Control need to be returned to the Pakistani side,'' the U.S. official said. Another said, ''The prime minister will have to make those decisions himself on how he will undertake to implement the decisions contained in this document.'' ''The president urged an immediate cessation of the hostilities once these steps are taken,'' a joint statement issued by the two leaders said. The statement, issued by Clinton and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, said that the two agreed that an Indian-Pakistani dialog begun last February in Lahore ''provides the best forum for resolving all issues dividing India and Pakistan, including Kashmir.'' ''The president said he would take a personal interest in encouraging an expeditious resumption and intensification of those bilateral efforts, once the sanctity of the Line of Control has been fully restored,'' the statement said. The two leaders called the current fighting in Kashmir dangerous and said it ''contains the seeds of a wider conflict.'' The statement did not spell out what specific steps Pakistan might take, nor was there any indication of what India's response might be. Clinton also repeated his intention to visit South Asia in the relatively near future. Sharif requested the meeting and flew from Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, to attend. The president agreed to meet with the Pakistani leader after conferring by telephone Saturday with Sharif and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Officials said that Clinton again called Vajpayee during a break in the meeting to keep him informed of the course of the conversation and that National Security Adviser Sandy Berger called his counterpart in India when the meeting had concluded. White House officials said Clinton would not attempt to mediate the dispute. They said he continues to believe that the Kashmir problem must be resolved by direct dialogue between India and Pakistan. But White House officials said Saturday that Clinton, Sharif and Vajpayee all agree ''the situation is dangerous and could escalate if not resolved quickly.'' The meetings between Clinton and Sharif occurred at Blair House, the official government guest house that is across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House. nytimes.com India Grabs Strategic Kashmir Peak nytimes.com U.S. Says Agreement Reached on Kashmir-Washington Post The statement also finessed another issue – India's longstanding rejection of any outside mediation over Kashmir and Washington's resulting reluctance to play such a role, even though Clinton intervened with Pakistan in this instance. The White House said Clinton had spoken to Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for about 10 minutes today to brief him on the talks.. Rediff Report:- ...Clinton, before agreeing to the meeting, conferred on telephone with Vajpayee who raised no objections to the meeting, said a White House official who asked not to be identified. According to a report from New Delhi, Clinton invited Vajpayee also to Washington, but he expressed his inability to undertake the trip at this juncture. 216.32.165.70

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (4915)	7/4/1999 7:56:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

U.S., India Sweep Wimbledon Titles,US-India team win mixed doubles too. (Washington Post) Sunday, July 4, 1999; 5:34 p.m. EDT WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- The American winners at Wimbledon weren't the only ones celebrating on the Fourth of July. India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the men's doubles, and Paes teamed with Lisa Raymond of the United States to win the mixed doubles. That meant a U.S.-India sweep of the five main titles at Wimbledon. Pete Sampras beat countryman Andre Agassi to win the men's title for the sixth time, and Lindsay Davenport downed seven-time champion Steffi Graf of Germany. Davenport and countrywoman Corina Morariu took the women's doubles by beating Mariaan de Swardt of the Netherlands and Elena Tatarkova of Ukraine. search.washingtonpost.com