Mudy, you're so right to call him Moron Singh. More proof (as if we needed any more to second your accurate diagnosis of him):
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Kashmir could become symbol of India-Pakistan peace: Singh</b>
Mon Jul 16, 1:28 AM ET
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the disputed Kashmir region could become a symbol of cooperation with arch-rival Pakistan as he promised to continue peace talks with Islamabad.
Singh, on a day-long visit to Kashmir's Jammu region, repeated a pledge he first made in 2005 that "borders (between India and Pakistan in Kashmir) cannot be changed, but they can be made irrelevant."
The neighbours, who have fought two of their three wars since 1947 over Kashmir, both claim the region in full but administer it in part.
"I hope and believe that Kashmir can, one day, become a symbol of India-Pakistan cooperation rather than of conflict.
"There can no be question of divisions or fresh partitions, but the line of control can become a line of peace," he said, referring to the de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Singh also added that New Delhi would deal firmly with an Islamic insurgency against Indian rule in its zone of Kashmir that began in 1989 and has so far claimed more than 42,000 lives, according to official figures.
"We are firm in our resolve to fight terrorism and to end the blackmail of terror in this peace-loving state," he said.
India accuses Pakistan of aiding separatists who are battling Indian troops, a charge Islamabad denies.
On the slow-moving peace talks with Pakistan on Kashmir and other disputes, started in January 2004, Singh said New Delhi would "continue our dialogue with Pakistan, despite difficulties ... because I genuinely believe that there is no alternative but to work for building peace."
"I reiterate that I am for ending a 60-year old legacy of bitterness with Pakistan," he added.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Kashmir could become symbol of India-Pakistan peace: Singh</b>
Mon Jul 16, 1:28 AM ET
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the disputed Kashmir region could become a symbol of cooperation with arch-rival Pakistan as he promised to continue peace talks with Islamabad.
Singh, on a day-long visit to Kashmir's Jammu region, repeated a pledge he first made in 2005 that "borders (between India and Pakistan in Kashmir) cannot be changed, but they can be made irrelevant."
The neighbours, who have fought two of their three wars since 1947 over Kashmir, both claim the region in full but administer it in part.
"I hope and believe that Kashmir can, one day, become a symbol of India-Pakistan cooperation rather than of conflict.
"There can no be question of divisions or fresh partitions, but the line of control can become a line of peace," he said, referring to the de facto border that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Singh also added that New Delhi would deal firmly with an Islamic insurgency against Indian rule in its zone of Kashmir that began in 1989 and has so far claimed more than 42,000 lives, according to official figures.
"We are firm in our resolve to fight terrorism and to end the blackmail of terror in this peace-loving state," he said.
India accuses Pakistan of aiding separatists who are battling Indian troops, a charge Islamabad denies.
On the slow-moving peace talks with Pakistan on Kashmir and other disputes, started in January 2004, Singh said New Delhi would "continue our dialogue with Pakistan, despite difficulties ... because I genuinely believe that there is no alternative but to work for building peace."
"I reiterate that I am for ending a 60-year old legacy of bitterness with Pakistan," he added.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->