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"This has not been easy, especially when you live in a hostile and unstable neighbourhood. However, he added that Pakistan was resisting the temptation to become part of the arms race or increase defence budget despite rising security challenges. "Despite being impoverished, we end up spending a lot of our money on defence, which naturally comes at the expense of human development," he said.
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Gen Bajwa also talked about poverty which he said was linked with the regional tension that had hindered the regional connectivity and integration. Though, both Prime Minister Khan and Gen Bajwa didn't specify the minimum steps that India should take but many experts in Pakistan believe that some positive measures in Kashmir could ease pressure on the Pakistan government before entering into talks or restoring the normal diplomatic ties. It is important to understand that without the resolution of the Kashmir dispute through peaceful means, the process will always remain susceptible to derailment to politically motivated bellicosity," he said.
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"The Kashmir issue is at the heart of this. "Our neighbour will have to create a conducive environment, particularly" in Kashmir, Gen Bajwa said in his address, adding that any effort to improve ties without addressing the core issue would be vulnerable to external political factors. India and Pakistan signed a ceasefire agreement in 2003, but it had hardly been followed in letter and spirit over the past several years with more violations than observance of the pact. Their remarks came weeks after the militaries of India and Pakistan announced on February 25 that they have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors.
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The powerful army, which has ruled Pakistan for more than half of its 73 plus years of existence, has hitherto wielded considerable power in the matters of security and foreign policy. In his address, Gen Bajwa also said that peace between Pakistan and India would help to "unlock the potential of South and Central Asia" by ensuring connectivity between East and West Asia. Central Asia is rich in oil and gas.Ĭentral Asia, in the modern context, generally includes five resource-rich countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Khan said that having a direct route to the Central Asian region will economically benefit India. Unless they do so, we cannot do much," Khan said while delivering the inaugural address at the launch of the two-day Dialogue. Khan said on Wednesday that India will be benefitted economically by having peace with Pakistan as it will enable New Delhi to directly access the resource-rich Central Asia region through Pakistani territory. Gen Bajwa's remarks came a day after Prime Minister Khan made a similar statement at the same venue.
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India has also told Pakistan that "talks and terror" cannot go together and has asked Islamabad to take demonstrable steps against terror groups responsible for launching various attacks on India.
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India has said the onus is on Pakistan to create an environment free of terror and hostility. India last month said that it desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan in an environment free of terror, hostility and violence.