Crisis of Confidence Hinders Indo-Pakistan Talks: Vajpayee

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Crisis of Confidence Hinders Indo-Pakistan Talks: Vajpayee

Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Thursday that there was a "crisis of confidence" between India and Pakistan which made it impossible for New Delhi to hold talks with Islamabad.

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Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said on Thursday that there was a "crisis of confidence" between India and Pakistan which made it impossible for New Delhi to hold talks with Islamabad.

The Indian leader admitted that the international community as well as Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf wanted to see resumption of dialogue between the two neighbors to resolve their differences, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI).

But Vajpayee made it clear in his address at an election meeting in Dehardun, a major town in the north state of Uttar Pradesh, 235 kilometers northeast of here, that India could not hold talks with Pakistan because it "has breached trust."

The Ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress party has been in a race for an assembly election in the state scheduled for next month.

Vajpayee told the meeting that India had lost trust with Pakistan in its past experiences, saying that Pakistan remained adamant on Kashmir and rejected India's offer to boost trade relations including provision of foodgrains and sugar at cheaper rates.

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