The message to Khaleda Zia should be that it is in your own interest to crack down on Islamic militants.
In principal, having carrier capability is desirable and ditto for nuclear propulsion. An aircraft carrier is all about presence and adds to the navy's capability.
Unless there's a consensus on both sides, the implementation of the statements on relief will hit a cul-de-sac. The only institution that provides aid is the army, and if that is not allowed, then the offer is self-defeating.
The real significance is that it marks the end of the isolation that India had to live with. The outcome in terms of energy needs is miles away.
It moves in the direction that we are hoping it will take, but there may be no agreement yet on doctrine and strategy about no first use or nuclear parity. It is modest but encouraging.
I don't think it poses a security threat.
The hike is modest and marks a standstill kind of a situation and it just about caters to inflation.
There's a lot of dash in the announcements, but if they have to be meaningful they have to be negotiated away from the glare of the media at the bilateral level,
Though there has been no dramatic breakthrough on Kashmir, both sides are reaching for, and plucking, the low-hanging fruit of the peace tree,
There is a certain element of risk for a step like this.
