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A secret deal between India and Pakistan unannounced in media
A lot of good words, press shows, mixed reviews, exciting cricket match, dinner and galore happened as Musharraf left for Pakistan after a three day visit to India.
But the negotiations and deals were never disclosed by either Pakistan or India. According to sources close to New Delhi, though Pakistan keep saying that Line of Actual Control cannot be the final solution, a secret deal is being cut between the two sides.
The sources say, India will provide concession on Baglihar dam issue in sharing water equitably with Pakistan and in exchange with a lot of profound grievance Pakistan will accept the current LOC as the final solution.
Interestingly India now is willing to discuss with Pakistan the Baglihar dam issue.
India on Sunday said it was ready for further discussions with Pakistan on the Baglihar dam issue, indicating that the row might be resolved within a bilateral framework instead of seeking third party arbitration.
"We are committed to the Indus Waters Treaty on sharing waters between the two countries. The treaty has stood the test of time," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told President Pervez Musharraf at their summit-level talks at Hyderabad House here.
"We certainly have no interest in harming the interests of Pakistan," Manmohan Singh said, underlining India's keenness to resolve the issue bilaterally.
The talks were held on the second day of Musharraf's three-day visit to India, during which he also watched the final match of India-Pakistan one-day cricket series that Pakistan won. Pakistan has objected to India constructing the Baglihar reservoir on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir on the grounds that such a dam would violate the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.
Pakistan fears India will use the dam to reduce the flow of water to its territory. Under the Indus Waters Treaty, three rivers -- Sutlej, Ravi and Beas -- were allocated to India, while three others -- Chenab, Jhelum and Indus -- were allocated to Pakistan. The treaty allows India to have projects that do not consume any water, like hydroelectric projects, on the rivers allocated to Pakistan.
Pakistan approached the World Bank early this year to appoint a neutral expert for resolving the Baglihar dispute after New Delhi refused to stop the construction of the dam, saying it did not violate terms of the Indus Waters Treaty as Pakistan had been claiming.
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