Essays

Introduction. India and Pakistan have come to an agreement on the issue of curbing terrorism and checking border crossing. The agreement is the result of Indian Home Secretary Mr.C.G.somiah’s visit to Pakistan in December, 1986 and meeting the Home Secretary of Pakistan.

Steps suggested in the agreement. The first and immediate step is for controlling illegal border crossing. It suggests that the two sides should strengthen co-operation between their border security forces. The two Secretaries after discussing the entire range of illegal border crossing have decided to take necessary measures such as joint watch, keeping of the two borders in order to check illegal crossing on both sides. It has also being decided not to allow their respective territories to be used for any act of terrorism directed against internal peace and integrity of other country.

Formation of two Committees. Again the two sides have decided to set up two committees. One of them will deal with checking illegal crossing of border and curbing borders crimes. This Committee will consist of joint representatives of the. Minister of External Affairs, Home Affairs, border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers.

Another Committee will deal with steps to check drug smuggling. It will meet twice a year lo lake severe action against drug smuggling and illegal crimes connecird with it. Both India and Pakistan have agreed on this point that there is a definite link between drug smuggling and acts of terrorism.

When and where the meeting of Home Secretaries was decided? The meeting between the home Secretaries of India and Pakistan has been held as a result of the agreement between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan during the recent SARRC Summit at Bangalore. Pakistan and India live taken the decision of resuming their talks at the Foreign secretly level in Islamabad to make fresh efforts to solve the issue which confront   the two countries.

Pakistan Government’s assurance. In fact, the main their being discussed in Indo-Pak meeting is the problem of curbing the. Activities of terrorists in both the countries Pakistan Government has given its full assurance to coopcr.ili.' with the Indian Government in solving this terrible problem. All newspapers in India and Pakistan have welcomed the meetings of Home Secretaries and Foreign Secretaries of both the countries.

What we expect from these meetings? We expect that these meetings will also pave I lie way for further cooperation and exchange of mutual friendship between the two countries. It had been announced by Indian Foreign Secretary that Mr. Rajiv Gandhi would pay a friendly visit to Pakistan towards the end of 1987 and it would surely improve friendly relations between the two countries.

Conclusion. Our Prime Minister paid his visit to Pakistan and with the full assurance from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, he returned to India. But nothing has been done so far. The terrorists are pouring into India from Pakistan with the deadly weapons. Like India Pakistan never cared and will never care for its promises. Its promises are promises only and nothing more.