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To: kumar who wrote (14971)	12/28/2001 7:05:40 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<<India and Pakistan had a war in 1971 which resulted in Bangladesh being an independant nation.>> Wasn't Bangladesh East Pakistan? If I remember right they attacked and India swamped them.

To: kumar who wrote (14971)	12/28/2001 8:47:16 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 281500

Pakistan's Musharraf: I Will Meet Indian Prime Minister if He is Willing VOA News 28 Dec 2001 22:48 UTC Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he is willing to meet with Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee as the nuclear rivals increase troops along their borders. General Musharraf says he would agree to meet with Mr. Vajpayee at a regional summit in Nepal next week if the Indian leader is also willing. General Musharraf also says his country will not initiate a war with India. Tensions have escalated between the neighboring countries in recent days with each ordering some of the other's diplomats out. Indian officials have also evacuated thousands of civilians living in border villages. Meanwhile, the United States continued its drive to defuse tensions Friday, with Secretary of State Colin Powell again telephoning General Musharraf and Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh to urge calm and restraint. President Bush also praised Pakistan for responding to Indian requests to arrest suspected terrorists following a suicide attack on the Indian parliament in mid-December that New Delhi blames on two Pakistan-based militant groups. Mr. Bush says Pakistan has already arrested 50 militants. A State Department official says among them is Masood Azhar, the founder an leader Jaish-e-Mohammad, one of the groups India says was behind the parliament attack. Meanwhile, India said it will allow Mr. Musharraf to fly over its territory next week to attend the South Asian summit in Nepal, if Pakistan requests it. voanews.com SA/jf/ww