Writer Mod Date & Time PARTITION: Tape 21 255MODEM 255MODEM Nov 11 16:06 TAPE 21 Continuing recordings made on a trip to Wagah/Amritsar/Sialkot/Lahore Side A i/v in Lahore with Arif NIZAMI, editor of 'The Nation, which publishes a column by Kuldip Nayar [background buzz] (8/11/96) 12 > Nayar's column; considered to be a pro-Pak journo in India, only underlines depth of bilateral problems 28 - 'it's not only that Mr Kuldip Nayar can't come here, Indian newspapers can't reach Pak, they're noty allowed, similarly Pak n'papers are not allowed there, so you're right it's a sort of anom sitn which sd be redressed and travel restrictions between the two cos sh be eased' 40 - dissemination of info wd help in both countries 47 - [reins still poisnoned by legacy of partn] 'abs they are cos the legacy of partition like ... the Kashmir problem, and the perception that India is a very big n'bour which wants to demonstrate Pak, and the wars which we've had ... and in Pak there is the perception that India broke Pak into two in 1971, so this kind of legacy can only poison relations, unless there is the goodwill on both sides, which unf has been lacking' esp Congress and S Block in India 76 - 'I wd say the K problem is the basis of the legacy of patition ... we are in an adversarial kind of rel'ship with India' 84 - optimistic about non-Cong govt in India 94 - 'I think KN is the one journo in India who projects Pak not as a fiend, and in popular steorotypes most of the Indian journos do, but he has certainly helped in creating a better understanding about Pak in India + v/v; KN's column is widely read here, and he's ... able to show that there is an opinion in India which criticises its own govt about its agenda' 123 - lot of Ms persecuted today in India, 'and ironically those Ms from UP who really were in teh f'front of the creation of Pak were, a lot of them, those who stayed back, and really suffered' Lahore wildtrack 130 > tongas near the Delhi gate just outside old Lahore 137 > chickens, same location 145 > tonga stand, same location 155 > very noisy chickens in cage 164 > street cries etc Wagha border crossing 183 > wildtrack of Pak passport official: 'EACH DAY HOW MANY PEOPLE? 45, 40. 30, 25. NOT BUSY? Sometimes busy, sometimes always sitting here. ... Very difficult to get a visa'