Do the Americans realise just how tough issues like Kashmir [ Images ] can be for Indian policy makers?
Yes, while they appreciate the bilateral dialogue between India and Pakistan, they don’t have any intention to get involved or come up with any new solutions or proposals. And they would like to leave it to India and Pakistan to work it out. We have to put all the feelings of hatred, violence and terrorism behind us, and then we can move towards the path of peace and security and economic co-operation and economic development. This is the new track on which we have been moving. The joint press statement issued by Prime Minister Vajpayee and President Musharraf January 6 (after the SAARC summit) and the documents that have been signed at SAARC to move towards a free trade area, including Pakistan and India — SAFTA –these are the areas where we feel we can work together. Are you worried about the evidence of a US backlash against outsourcing? We do understand to some extent that when jobs are lost in any country in any sector, there would be some disquiet. There would be some grievance
