Quiet preparations for the reopening of a political dialogue between India and Pakistan seem to be on foot. In Delhi, last week, the Assembly debated a Pakistan motion for the establishment of a permanent political mission in India, and, in Nairobi, a similar motion was debated in the Council of State. The two countries have already a trade mission in each other, but the main purpose of the new political missions will be to discuss common interests. India, for example, will want to know what Pakistan thinks about the future of Indian and British relations, and Pakistan will want to know what India thinks about its own future as an independent unit in the British Commonwealth. The collaboration may have important consequences. India and Pakistan are quietly preparing to resume political dialogue, possibly with important consequences to the British Commonwealth. In Delhi last week the Assembly debated a motion for the establishment of a permanent political mission in Pakistan, and in Nairobi a similar motion was debated in the Council of State. The two countries have already a trade mission in each other, but the main purpose of the new political missions will be to discuss common interests. India will want to know what Pakistan thinks about the future of Indian and British relations, and Pakistan will want to know what India thinks about its own future as an independent unit in the British Commonwealth. The collaboration may have important consequences.
Original dispatch: Are India and Pakistan quietly preparing to restart dialogue?