Because of its intransigence, India has suffered. It has been left behind, and so have we. It is in the interest of both India and Pakistan to give up the old, obstinate, unbending attitudes of the past and make an honest attempt to settle tile Kashmir dispute amicably through negotiations. India should learn a lesson from history. NO liberation movement has ever been crushed through the use of military force.
Bullets do indeed draw blood but in the process become blood drenched themselves.
No outside power can sustain a movement for eleven years through the use of infiltrators. My dear Countrymen, you will remember that during my election campaign I had promised to end all disputes with India and establish good relations with that country. I want that the mandate which the people have given me should be used for their welfare. I want to settle the long-standing question of Kashmir so that I can forever secure the future of my country and its people. The people of India also need peace.