11-25-2005, 01:29 AM
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<b>Congressman Dan Burton,</b> who has been seen with suspicion by New Delhi in the past for advocacy of Kashmir cause, is arriving in India on Monday at the head of a 15 member delegation of US lawmakers.
Burton, currently co-chairman of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, is tipped as the new chairman of Congress committee for foreign relations. <!--emo&:thumbdown--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>The itinerary of Burton's team includes detailed deliberations with Kashmiri leaders. Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, National Conference president Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti have been invited to New Delhi for a meeting with the Congressmen.</b> Sources said US Congress representatives are meeting with the Kashmiri politicians to explore the possibilities of an "interim solution" to the 58 year old issue.
Sources said that US ambassador in New Delhi David C Mulford would host dinner for Kashmiri politicians following their interaction with the Congressmen.
Burton and other Congressmen will be meeting Indian officials including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, sources said.
Ahead of the high profile visit of US lawmakers, Prime Minister Singh has sought durable and verifiable checks on human rights abuse in Kashmir.
Union Home Ministry had drawn up a list of verifiable measures to be put in place before Republican Congressman, who also heads a house sub-committee on human rights, starts his visit.
Burton has a peculiar hold on the current Indian administration because of his support for US-India nuclear cooperation in civilian energy, say analysts.
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Why they had invited these idiots?
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<b>Congressman Dan Burton,</b> who has been seen with suspicion by New Delhi in the past for advocacy of Kashmir cause, is arriving in India on Monday at the head of a 15 member delegation of US lawmakers.
Burton, currently co-chairman of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, is tipped as the new chairman of Congress committee for foreign relations. <!--emo&:thumbdown--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='thumbsdownsmileyanim.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>The itinerary of Burton's team includes detailed deliberations with Kashmiri leaders. Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, National Conference president Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti have been invited to New Delhi for a meeting with the Congressmen.</b> Sources said US Congress representatives are meeting with the Kashmiri politicians to explore the possibilities of an "interim solution" to the 58 year old issue.
Sources said that US ambassador in New Delhi David C Mulford would host dinner for Kashmiri politicians following their interaction with the Congressmen.
Burton and other Congressmen will be meeting Indian officials including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, sources said.
Ahead of the high profile visit of US lawmakers, Prime Minister Singh has sought durable and verifiable checks on human rights abuse in Kashmir.
Union Home Ministry had drawn up a list of verifiable measures to be put in place before Republican Congressman, who also heads a house sub-committee on human rights, starts his visit.
Burton has a peculiar hold on the current Indian administration because of his support for US-India nuclear cooperation in civilian energy, say analysts.
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Why they had invited these idiots?