The Economist (US), June 11th, 2005
Not so bad, Jinnah
Praising Pakistan's founder does not go down well with Indian hardliners
WHEN Lal Krishna Advani, the 77-year-old president of India's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), went to Pakistan at the beginning of this month, he presumably hoped to help transform his image from anti-Pakistan hardliner to that of moderate peace-loving political leader.
All went well at first. He seemed to be successfully contributing to the continuing rapprochement between India and Pakistan, which was initiated by India's former BJP government when Mr Advani was home minister. But...
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