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By B. Muralidhar Reddy
ISLAMABAD, NOV. 9. THE visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, has termed the recent Kashmir proposals unveiled by the Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, as `very interesting' and said Gen. Musharraf was being `very forward-thinking.' Mr. Armitage in an interview on the Pakistan Television (PTV) said that Gen. Musharraf's proposalshavetriggered a great deal of thinking in India and Pakistan `as a way forward.' ``I was very interested in the proposal that President Musharraf made. It looked to me as if he was being very forward-thinking,'' Mr. Armitage told the PTV. ``I think he's caused a great deal of thinking, both in India and here in Pakistan about the way forward.'' Gen. Musharraf has presented the proposals as `food for thought' for a debate within Pakistan on possible solutions for the Kashmir issue. India has not reacted to the proposal on the ground that a sensitive issuecould not be discussed through media and it would respond as and when any proposal is presented on the dialogue table. The proposal envisages consideration of Jammu and Kashmir as seven `regions' including two under Pakistan's control, their identification, demilitarisation and change of status. Gen. Musharraf'sproposal has evoked adverse reaction among political and religious parties of the country. Mr. Armitage is accompanied by the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Christina Rocca. He held talks with a delegation led by the Foreign Secretary, Riaz Khokhar.
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