Shiv: One cannot disagree with you about the UN...but, it is an international body...and does come in handy every once in a while when things get sticky. You cannot wish away that plebisicite which the Pakistan govt trots out dutifully every time there is any talk of resolving the J&K issue. You reduced the complexities involved in international relations to a nice little manageable framework. If the Indian and Chinese govt knew each other's moves then there should be no surprises in store at all...things should get resolved in a predicatable pattern. China often utilizes a zero-sum game approach when it deals with nations...whcih means you don't know what assumptions they are making when they sit at the negotiating table...what you probably do know is the desired outcome they are seeking. Kamla
shiv sastry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Thursday 16 Nov 2006 10:19 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Remember that India's weak point there is that famous plebiscite that > Nehru gave the UN...ie, a plebiscite in J&K. What weak point? The UN is the biggest joke this side of 2001. shiv Did you listen to the latest interview at The Kamla Bhatt Show? | Blog Fax: 206-337-0761
