What the bilateral dialogue should really be about
India and Pakistan’s National Security Advisers may talk to each other, at each other or not at all. Sartaj Aziz and Ajit Doval may have failed to have their Bajrangi Bhaijaan moment, but Indians and Pakistanis have much to talk about. A recent viral music video “Aisi Taisi democracy” suggests both countries have far more in common than our netas admit. Instead of crossborder terrorism and non-state actors, we have a number of issues to resolve.
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