'Tax-payers will have to bear Bill's bill'
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Name: milind desai
Email: abendo@vsnl.com
Message: If they are so much
attached to Pakistan he
should have stayed in Pakistan
for a week and have visited
India for a few hours. Is he afraid to do so.
Name: Rahul koul
Email: koulrahul@mailcity.com
Message: He is concerned only about his own interests. Of course, it hurts us when we hear that he is going to Pakistan, particlarly migrant Kashmiri Pandits.
Name: N.A.C.
Email: Neetaac@usa.net
Message: US has declared clearly why it is visiting Pak. It has avoided unnecessary strains and conflicts which is commendable.
In contrast India has received very positive vibes and outcome of the visit too would be beneficial.
Name: L.ARUN
Email: arun_108@hotmail.com
Message: There will be no great change
in Indo-American relations.
Tax Payers will have to bear
Bill's Bill.
Name: Shiva
Email: shiva_shunmugam@usa.net
Message: Clinton's visit should be treated as of any other country Heads visit.
Name: tgk.govindarajan
Email: mailmailgoaway@yahoo.com
Message: our political leaders are giving unncessary weightage about clintons pak visit. its the compulsion of time for us and india to join together being the two largest democratic country of the world.
Name: Mohit Menon
Email: mohitmenon@hotmail.com
Message:I think we are all unnecessarily time debating on whether Clinton should visit Pakistan and what will be the ramifications of their possibility of sucessfully internationalising the Kashmir.
For that matter how in the world does India itself stand to gain by Clinton's visit.... this is nothing but our Government's efforts to bring a lot of hype and hoopla to this non existent issue.
People who want to argue cam mail me...
Mohit
Name: Roshin MAthew
Email: roshinm@yahoo.com
Message: He is visiting India to get support for the next election! what else???
if you have got another suggn. replay to this message
Name: Varun Sahay
Email: varunsahay@hotmail.com
Message: This is not at all fair. Anyway i reckon one fine day US or Bill Clinton will regret of going to Pakistan. Indian government should do whatever they think is the best by taking interest of the Country.
Name: PRADEEP KUMAR
Email:KRANTHI_PRADEEP
Message: NO PROBLEM WITH IS VISIT TO INDIA AND PAK BUT BELIVING CLINTON OR AMERICA SHOULD BE
STOP THEY ARE LIKE FOX
Name: Ajay Pattaniak
Email: seacrafts@yahoo.com
Message: I personaly feel that Mr Clintons visit to Pakistan will not have any adverse effect to Indias deplomatic relation with US.US can not afford to act foolish at this stage when there is a lot of business potential between the two countries.
I foresee a lot of change in the sector of trade and commerce.
Ajay
Name: gds
Email: gds_aulak@rediff.com
Message: i think we indians r going overboard for this clinton thing..i cant recall any of such buzz when our prez visited US
true our relations will be boosted in terms of trades and other significant matters but we have to keep our options straigght...
and about his pak visit i think bill has prtesures on him and as a diplomat he is doing what he should
and since he has assured us no intervention in our bilateral affairs...i guess we should believe him..
Name: v.ramamohanarao
Email: vramurao@usa.net
Message: for metting 2 coutries to increase there finalciale growths.
Name: paachoo
Email: paachoo@hotmail.com
Message: Why add so much importance to a visit? A country like India which is more self-reliant than most western countries should be dictating terms. Look at how the American security has taken over Delhi, Jaipur and other cities... do you think this will happen when K.R.Narayanan or Vajpayee visits UK or USA?
Pak has been an ally of US during the cold war and no matter what US is going to trust Pak over India, especially when a country like US thrives on arms sales.
High time India takes the lead and starts becoming a "leader" as against "follower"!
Name: paachoo
Email:
Message: Do you know Andy Kauffman? Did you see the movies..."Man on the moon", "The Game", "Th Truman Show" etc. ?
It is all a game, a plot, behind the scenes act by politicians...everything....elections, Laloo, Rabri,Jayalalitha, separation of Pak from India, Clinton's visits, British rule... they will come upon us and do anything to have fun!
Name: S.VENKATA RAO
Email: svenkatarao@hotmail.com
Message: CLINTON IS THE HEAD OF A STATE
WHICH IS ENEMY TO THE MANKIND.
SO I OPPOSE HIS VISIT.
CLINTON GO BACK
SHOUL BE THE SLOGAN OF
ALL PATRIATS
Name: Saad Shafqat
Email: shafqat@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
Message: I really don't understand why the Indian government and the increasingly powerful Indian-American community is making such a big deal about Clinton including Pakistan on his South Asian itinerary. India's sense of self-esteem and its position in the global community should not be predicated on whether Clinton visits Pakistan or not. Clinton's nod to Pakistan should be irrelevant to India.
Name: jessica higginbotham
Email: jes@net.com
Message: i think mr clinton will be shown only some polished/beautiful part of india.. indians will not present president with dark and ugly side of india..but president knows all about that.. i think president should bring forward the human rights violations issue in different parts of the country issues...he should tell his indian counterparts to at least obey their own indian constitution instead following the rules of thier own...there is no proper infrastucture in india like roads drinking water hospital universities medical school..so mr clinton should sign a comtract to build the infrasture by amrican company and than talk abt highteck..every body knows abt 90 % of present infrastructre was laid by britishers there is only 10 % laid by indian govt...that too very dangerous ie more harms than uses 100% of indian roads are acceident prone they are not made according to latest technology..so mr pesident should ask mr vajpayee (before shaking hands) to please put the clothes on mr vajpayee you are standing naked.
Name: Ruth
Email: RthN@iname.com
Message: I think for clinton, this trip is solely for his own political gains. If he can get India-Pak to sit down & discuss issues, he goes down in History for that. Even otherwise, with all the coverage he's getting, he still stands to gain.
India, Please wake up!!!!!
We are better off without guys like him coming to our help.
Name: ASOK
Email: AANJU@MD4.VSNL.NET.IN
Message: WITHDRAW SANCTION
Name: harish
Email: harishmathur@123india.com
Message: we must not bother whether clinton
visits pakistan or not
Name: Rekha Gambhir
Email: rekg_2000@rediff.com
Message: I think Clinton's Visit will not effect Indo-American relationship, moreover America will have have a look to terrorist country
Name: harish
Email: h_babu@usa.net
Message: bill clinton
Name: Manpreet SIngh
Email: vincy_110024@yahoo.com
Message: Is too much being made of a visit by a lameduck American president?
Name: charnjit singh
Email: charnjit13@hotmail.com
Message: clinton`s visit will improve the ties between mr. vajpayee and clinton only and nothing else.
Name: Neetu Devnani
Email: neeths@123india.com
Message: I think Clinton's visit to India will improve our relations with the US.
Name: Prasenjit Barua
Email: prasenjitbarua@hotmail.com
Message: There is too much hue and cry about Clinton's visit to India.Nothing is going to in the relationship that U.S has kept for us.
U.S is playing a diplomatic game with us .It is one of their farce policies that they are playing on us.Clinton's visit to
India is for holiday purpose.Out of the two and half days visit ,most of his time will be spent on watching the beauty of India.
Moreover trip to Pakistan will only ensure his arms market to be intact.Any fruitful outcome of his visit to India is quite athing to see. let's keep our fingers crossed.
Name: abhijit
Email: abhijit_disha@hotmail.com
Message: wheather he is bringing monica with himbecoz it can affect indian culture
if 'water' is ......
why not clinton
Name: V.LAKSHMANASAMY
Email: lakshmanasamyv@yahoo.com
Message:
We need not take much about Clinton's
Pakistan visit. Whether he visits Pakistan
or not, world countries very well know about Pakistan's intentions.
Name: Srinivas
Email: saipratim@rediff.com
Message: Every Indian will protest Cliton going to the most uncivilized,undemocratic,cultureless country like Pakistan.
Name: girish janardanan
Email: girish_j@vsnl.com
Message: nice to hear the gent is coming to the land of "snakes and fakirs".
bihar, dharmapuri and the burning incident of kolar only reinforce the american mind set of "india" and the politicians in our country with regressice policies eg tamil as medium of instruction only prove the point again and again. instaed os looking into the basic issues these ungrateful men build statues and ceremonial arches
WHAT A STATE. BRAVO THE NEW SUBMISSIVE INDIAN
Name:Shashank
Email:shashank_shekar@hotmail.com
Message:Clinton's Visit to PAK is ofcourse not a good sign for India, But US is another political country...!
We Indians must work hard towards success of our economy, and safe gaurd our borders with China and PAK,
Soon there will be a changes, PAK will bow its head to India...!
Lets work hard to make India a success..
Kind Regards
Name: K.S.Gautam
Email: ksgautam@hotmail.com
Message: Before understanding true Characters of INDIA and PAKISTAN... the proposed visit of Bill shall make the smoke of suspecisions cloud both countries. He should not have planned stopover to Pakistan. I am sure whatever milage is created between Indo-US relations shall be washed away within hours of his stopover to Pakistan.... as usual some MISMATCHING statement at the time of departure from this subcontinent. He is wasting his and our valuable time with putting HIS LEGS IN TWO BOATS...
Name: RAVINDER KAPLISH
Email: rkaplish@hotmail.com
Message: THE VISIT OF CLINTON IN INDIA
WILL SURELY IMPROVE THE INDO-AMERICAL RELATIONSHIP
Name: M. Sarwar
Email: pak787@hotmail.com
Message: I have some URL's on Clinton's visit to India and Pakistan. I am posting for wider audience. It would be nice if Rediff has URL of Clinton's visit from different international magazines and newspapers.
ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/pakistantrip000311.html
Boston Globe Editorial
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/070/editorials/Bolstering_Pakistan+.shtml
Washington Times
http://www.washtimes.com/world/news4-03102000.htm
Australian Financial Review
http://www.afr.com.au/content/000310/world/world4.html
http://www.afr.com.au/content/000309/world/world4.html
http://www.afr.com.au/content/000308/world/world5.html
Bangkok Post, Thailand
http://www.bangkokpost.net/060300/060300_News26.html
Asia Times - Editorial(Thailand)
http://www.atimes.com/editor/BC10Ba01.html
http://www.intellectualcapital.com/issues/issue353/item8695.asp
Chinese-Indian relations
http://www.stratfor.com/asia/specialreports/special111.htm
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/commentary.asp?f=000308/226699
Mr. Clinton goes to India
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/asia/A29110-2000Mar7.html
http://www.stratfor.com/asia/commentary/c9907231930.htm
Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/02/11/fp7s1-csm.shtml
India Matters:
Entire Article in Acrobat Format
http://www.twq.com/winter00/231Ayoob.pdf
http://www.twq.com/
http://www.twq.com/winter00/231Ayoob.html
Name: Mr.Prateek Tanwar
Email: prateektutorials@mantraonline.com
Message: Clinton's visit to india will give a boost to Indian economy.India will get few export orders specially in steel and software sector.relation between India and US will get a new turn. We should not compromise on talks of Kashmir issue i.e. security of Indian territory at any cost.
Name: Jayanti Sreenivasa Rao
Email: jayanti@ip.eth.net
Message: its high time india should realise what is good for welfare of the people is good for the country.stronger ties with United states will ceratinly help the country economics.Its time we accept the superiority in every way.Egoistic and unrewarding ego's will not help us.
Government should think like a businessman and act.Don't forget that even USA puts its economic interests before every move with Israil.Its high time we should learn from our mistakes.
Name: Babu Raj
Email: babu_raj@vsnl.com
Message: It is really a setback
Name: Raja
Email: rajas@england.com
Message: This is a very good opportunity for India.
This will help both India & US
predominantly India
Name: Ameet Ramakrishna
Email: mitya@earthling.net
Message: It does not matter. Pak has already been declared a terrorist state and will remain a terrorist state. In the end they will perish.
question is when and at what price?
Name: venkat
Email: venkatss_2000@yahoo.com
Message: Instead of giving much hype
to mr.clinton s visit, let
us concentrate on areas whear
we can improve by utilising
his visit.
Name: M. Sarwar
Email: pak787@hotmail.com
Message: Foreign Affairs
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/issues/0003/press.html#5
Pakistan's never ending story - Sumit Ganguly
The Independent, UK
The lost tribe of India looks back in despair to its Kashmir home
By Peter Popham in Delhi
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/World/Asia_China/2000-01/kashmir220100.shtml
Open letter to the President
http://www.brook.edu/views/articles/haass/20000313.htm
The Brookings Institution: Independent Task Force on U.S. Policy Toward South Asia,
Co-Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings+ Institution
The Kashmir Conflict: Rooted in Colonialism
http://www.nzz.ch/online/04_english/background/background2000/background0003/bg000307kashmir.htm
Name: Sharad Desai
Email: naradmuni@hotmail.com
Message: Frankly, I think Clinton wants the American taxpayer to pay for a vacation in India- clearly, nothing substantive will emerge from the visit of an ex-president. You don't see Gore and Bush making any comments at all about this trip. Can we all just treat him like another tourist and stop worrying about Pakistan and Bangladesh?? They DON'T matter....Pakistan is just another tin-pot little country with no future, no past and clearly, no present. Why does all of India waste so much effort in bringing itself down to Pakistans denominator when there is just no basis for comparison? How many Pakistani entrepreneurs can you count on your fingertips? How mnany Pakistani scientists can you name? How many Pakistani ANYTHINGS can you name apart from dictators and corrupt politicians?? Lets move on - that country is just a more sophisticated version of present day Afghanistan and a LESS sophisticated version of what Afghanistan was before the Soviet invasion...
Name: Varsha
Email:prabodhpande@hotmail.com
Message: Why make such a hue & cry about Clinton? We must not take his interference in resolving Pakistan issue. We have to solve our problems in our set ups.
I don't think his visit to Pakistan will help them in any way. We have got a bit of set back deplomatically. If he would not have visited Pakistan,
it would have been an acievement. But we can twist this situation to our advantage also.
Name: manohar
Email: rammanohar@123india.com
Message: There comes the big difference.Although it is up
him to visit any country,but
he was on mission to establish
normal ties and end the odds
with india ,but which in turn
on visiting to pak makes the
condition still worse.
The disbelief in minds of indians still remains and deepens.
Name: Sarabjit Singh
Email: sarabjit@india.infogain.com
Message: Being the most influential leader of the present time his visit holds a substantial value but it's upto our politicians to make the most out of it.As for
IT industry ,WE are a force to reckon with.Visit to pakistan on his way back should not affect us in any way.We should change our outward projection for things to happen,as survival of the fittest we should exploit this opportunity in disguise but stick to our values.
Name: satyanarayana
Email: satya_tr@usa.net
Message: He should not visit pakistan.
there is no meaning in visiting both pakistan and India.
Name: naresh chourasia
Email: naresh55rediffmail.com
Message: If we are confidant than i think we have no problum or loss. beaing as indian we should act like an indian, and we honour our culture. it is a great honour a person weather he is a person or president.
naresh.
Name: Dr (Mrs) Nabanita Lohar
Email: brajeyog@satyam.net.in
Message: Mr. Bill Clinton's visit is a multidimentional feature.
Before the presidential election in US he is cleverly drawing attention of voters including NRIndians in US and also to gain world's sympathy for him.He is also following the path of British so that in near future US can rule over India.His associates will watch whether Indian Soceity and Weather is suitable for Americans to live in and rule over.I went to US in 1998 and have seen that how much those citizen hate Indians.It is truely surprising that why US President is coming to India.So there is nothing beneficial for Indians as is thought by common people and Govt. of India.May be some ministers' son/daughter/grandson/granddaughter may get citizenship in US otherwise Mr. Clinton's visit is not only highly suspicious but harmful too.
Name: Kunal
Email: Kunal_Lakdawala@rediff.com
Message: american's do not go any where without self interest. it is most materialistic economy, Big B will take away more than what he may give to india.
They may withdraw sanctions against govt. org. imposed aginst post nuclear blast and may open up US market for software people but can take our concurrance on signing CTBT.
He is the CEO of American Corporation and interested in huge indian population which was deprived of good products all this years under socialisation.
We must follow Be Indian Buy Indian which is followed Japanese, French, Germans, Chinese people.
Name: santanudutta
Email: santanudutta@indiatimes.com
Message:yes, of course it is a dipolomati setbacks for india.
india should have managed whitehouse boss not to visit
pakistan. so i think it was a big diplomatic failure for indian bose.
Name: lakshmi nathan
Email: dr_lakshmi_nathan@hotmail.com
Message: It will strengthen Indo-American Relation.
Name: madhukar
Email: m_roat@rediffmail.com
Message:welcome to India......... the support to pakistan after that long series of evidences is not justified. be rational on your behaviour.. every one should encourrage the peace process in the world..
Name: RIZVI ABBAS
Email: SIR@REDIFFMAIL.COM
Message: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIA & PAKISTAN MAY BE IMPROVE,
Name: Sharma Daljit
Email: sharma_fb@yahoo.com
Message: There is too much ordeal being made of "A VISIT" which could have been taken by a dignatory of any country for a matter of fact... Why make soo much fuss over a MAN'S visit.. Lets get realistic and try to concentrate on the problems in hand //////
Name: Chandrashekhar
Email: chandoba@hotmail.com
Message: Mr President of US of A is doing
the best by choosing not to ignore Pakistan during his SA tour.
This is being done to keep open the communication channels.
Name: ANIRUDH AND AKANKSHA
Email: DINKI@SATYAM.NET.IN
Message: We want that mr. bill clinton should not visit pakistan.Not even for 4 hours.
thankyou
Name: c k samy
Email: cksamy@vsnl.com
Message: Bill Clinton should not visit Pakistan
Name: Nelson Rebello
Email: nrgroup@hotmail.com
Message: I firmly believe, Clinton should not go to Pakistan. India should not welcome friends of Pakistan!
Name: chandra
Email: chan7272@aol.com
Message: One good thing that has happened is that Delhi, Bombay, Agra and Hydrabad is cleaned for Clino's visit.
Are we able to keep it that clean after he is gone?
Name: Syed Hussain
Email: Syedfh@yahoo.com
Message: I fail to understand why is there so much hype on Clinton's long awaited visit to India. India is a GREAT nation, most populous democracy in the world and it should bestow same appreciation and praise to US president like it does to any other nations for that matter.
Name: Tarun Gupta
Email: tarun_gupta@hotmail.com
Message: History is evidence that we have welcomed every guest even though the guest is an enemy. We welcome Mr. Clinton, perceiving as a friend though he is the most powerful man in the world. Its time to learn from him and not seeing US representative as a symbol of westernisation which out young lot is following blindly without understanding the term. If we have to stop; stop corruption... I don't want to go into ages old details. But Mr. Clinton is welcomed by every Indian
Name: prerna
Email: prerna@ndtv.com
Message: I don't think that clinton's visit to pakistan should be considered as a diplomatic stback for India. After all the US has its own concerns and reasons for maintaining dialouge with Pakistan. Clinton has himself made itclear that this visit does not in any way give credibility to the military government in Pakiastan. Infact in the recent years I think the US has for the first time unambigiously announced and condemed Paksitan's involvment in aiding and abetting terrorism.
The visit hence is appropiately been scheduled as a short stay.
At the same time Inida should not expect too much out of this visit. Secretary for State Madeline Albright has recently said that the nuclear issue is the major hurdle before the two countires can work towards building realtions.
Name: Dr.O.PSabherwal
Email:omsabh@hotmail.com
Message: This visit to pakistan just shows U.S hipocracy
Name: kumar gunjan
Email: gunjupdm@rurkiu.ernet.in
Message: Why after so many evidences against pakistan ,it has still not been categorised as a terrorist state?
Name: salmaan ahsan
Email: salmaanahsan@hotmail.com
Message: It is not a diplomatic setback for India, rather it is a diplomatic move by Americans tokeep making proximity
with Pak .
Name: arun muranjan
Email: arunmuranjan@hotmail.com
Message: Does this visit clear the way for lifting the sanctions as
the senate has refused to ratify CTBT and our concern regarding pakistan proved justified,the indian market represents too big to ignore
Name: g saiyed
Email: g_saiyed@hotmail.com
Message: I don't seem to understand why this euphoria over the visit of Uncle Sam? The issue is that when our President or Prime Minister visit US nobody neither media nor the general public takes a note, not even an eye blinks there, if such is the response do we need to give so much importance to this visit. I feel it is a case of imposed hospitality...India, I mean our media should refrain from give such an extensive coverage to the forthcoming visit..I also feel that Clinton (or to say the entire US administration has succumbed to the dictates of Gen Mushharraf, by announcing a halt at Islamabad)
'Maybe Bill can make this an annual pilgrim -- keep Delhi clean and green!'
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