There was speculation but little expectations about the meeting between PMs Nawaz Sharif and Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Indian govt functionaries and almost all political leaders have fallen over themselves competing with the vociferous Indian media in consistently attacking Pakistan. Their near unanimous opinion, conditions were not conducive for talks unless there was peace (on Indian terms) along the border. Could the belligerent statements of the Indian COAS, Gen Bikram Singh, have taken place without govt sanction?
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