Panel
Adml. L. Ramdas, 
Air Marshal Kuldip Rai, 
Col. VS Verma 
Lt. Gen MM Walia

    The speakers were part of the India-Pakistan Soldiers’ Initiative(IPSI) which made its trip to Pakistan between February 23 and March 2, 2001. Their interactions during this visit included many NGOs, important political and military leaders, militant group leaders, and the Chief Executive of Pakistan. The basic impressions of the group were as follows:

• Warmth and hospitality from all quarters in the country.

• Feeling of hope for peace and settlement with India.

• Problems between India and Pakistan could only be resolved through dialogue.

• Existence of pro-Mujahideen and rightist sentiments, but at a minimal level.

• General feeling of insecurity.

• Greater consolidation of power by Gen. Musharraf than before.

Air Marshal Kuldip Rai’s Meeting with Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan:
    Known as “No. 1 Mujahidâ€Â