Had a way been found to fudge the Kashmir issue, much else was ready to be approved: joint action on narcotics, confidence-building measures to reduce tension between the two nuclear-equipped military establishments, oil pipelines, trade and, most important of all, regular annual summits, six-monthly foreign ministers' meetings and a host of the lesser official dialogues that form the normal framework for intercourse between neighbours who are not enemies.
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