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Politics : America Under Siege: The End of Innocence -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: furry_creek who wrote (9305)	10/30/2001 10:23:08 PM
From: Lola	Respond to of 27666

Peeved India May Demand Hermann's Recall NEW DELHI, OCT 30: India on Tuesday hit out at a top United Nations official who called Kashmir a "tormented country", and hinted that New Delhi may demand his immediate recall. Officials in the external affairs ministry dismissed the "surprise" remarks made on Monday by Austrian Major General Hermann Loidolt, who heads the UN body that oversees the Line of Controll which divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, as uncalled for. "India has never indulged in political games or diversionary measures," an official told an online news agency. "Neither do we seek any (judgement) on the issue of J&K from third parties." Loidolt heads the UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan. The UNMOGIP was deployed on both sides of Kashmir in January 1949 following the first of the wars between the two countries. It maintains a low-key presence in Kashmir, which makes Monday's remarks all the more surprising. "All of us are aware of the situation in Kashmir and the games both India and Pakistan are playing," he said. The Indian official, who did not wish to be identified, accused the general of playing "political games" in J&K and said India may demand his recall. "It is certainly objectionable," he said. Indian foreign policy experts were equally livid. "If what is reported is true, then India should petition the UN Secretariat for his immediate recall," G Parthasarathy, former high commissioner to Pakistan, said. The Indian officials asserted that UNMOGIP's functions were to observe and report, investigate complaints of ceasefire violations and submit its finding to both India and Pakistan as well as to the UN secretary general and not to sit in "political judgement". Analysts claim that the comments were an attempt by the US to "redeem its position in the Muslim world" following widespread condemnation over its military strikes on Afghanistan. kashmirobserver.com