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156 印巴首脑会谈：忧虑和希望并存
Worries and Hope: India-Pakistan Summit
Jim Teeple
Srinagar
12 Jul 2001 14:36 UTC
The leaders of India and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi Saturday in preparation for a formal summit that begins the following day in Agra, home of the Taj Mahal. The two leaders are expected to deal with the contentious issues that have led the South Asian 1)rivals to three wars since they gained independence in 1947. A formal summit agenda has not been announced, but the 2)disputed territory of Kashmir is certain to occupy most of the discussions.
Abdul Majid Dar is the most wanted man in Kashmir. As the military commander of the feared Hizbul Mujahadeen, the largest 3)separatist 4)guerrilla group operating in Kashmir, Abdul Majid Dar has been on the run from Indian security forces for years. More than half of the separatist militants fighting in Kashmir take their orders from him.
Meeting journalists at a secret location in Kashmir just days before Indian and Pakistani leaders gather for a summit, Mr. Dar says he believes Atal Behari Vajpayee, and Pervez Musharraf are serious about 5)resolving the Kashmir dispute. "We think both the leaders are very serious as far as their statements are concerned,"Abdul Majid Dar said. "They are looking very seriously at the summit and at its 6)outcome, so we hope something will happen."
Abdul Majid Dar says he is willing to 7)lay down his arms and enter into peace talks with India but only if New Delhi agrees to address what he calls "8)self-determination for Kashmiris."He also says Pakistan should be included in any such talks something New Delhi has long 9)rejected. Abdul Majid Dar says he will be watching what happens in Agra very carefully. India, he says should not waste this opportunity for peace.
It has been unusually hot in Srinagar and the 10)lemon sellers are doing a 11)brisk business selling the plump, juicy fruit by the hundreds to Kashmiris eager for a cool glass of lemon water. Sitting in his office, removed from the heat and dust of Srinagar's streets, is Abdul Ghani Bhat, Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a grouping of separatist political parties. Professor Bhat, who used to teach Persian literature before he became a separatist 12)activist, says he too is hopeful about the summit. But he says he is also nervous that the situation in Kashmir will get much worse if the Agra summit fails to yield results. "I hope the two leaders will be able to break the ice,"Mr. Bhat says. "If for one reason or another or no reason at all the summit does not make any progress there are 13)apprehensions of situation further worsening of the situation further 14)aggravating of the situation further pushing India and Pakistan towards a 15)confrontation which I am afraid may spell total disaster."
Abdul Ghani Bhat is not the only Kashmiri political leader who admits to being nervous about the outcome of the summit. Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal's family has 16)dominated Kashmir's political life for the past 75 years. Mr. Kamaal's brother, Farouk Abdullah is the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, and a staunch ally of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. His father Sheikh Abdullah, who closely allied himself with the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, was the dominant political figure in Kashmir for half a century. Mustafa Kamaal, Jammu and Kashmir's Minister of Industries and Commerce, says he is worried that when Mr. Vajpayee and Mr. Musharraf sit down to talk, Indian loyalists in Kashmir might be short-changed. "My biggest concern is that the two of them might settle it between themselves and work out an agreement of convenience behind the backs of the people of the state of Kashmir who have suffered for these five decades,"Mr. Kamaal said. "That is my only worry that they may come to an agreement which may 17)ignore the people of the state. Hopefully that will not happen."
Like Abdul Majid Dar and Abdul Ghani Bhat, Mustafa Kamaal says he too will be watching what happens in Agra very closely. Even though the other two favor Kashmiri 18)independence and Mustafa Kamal wants to remain with India, all three say they love Kashmir and its people and all three say they are glad Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pervez Musharraf are going to discuss the problem of Kashmir. But all three agree that if the talks in Agra fail to produce hope for Kashmiris, the troubled 19)territory could 20)descend into a new 21)era of violence even worse than the 22)tragedy of the past decade.
(1) rival[5raIv(E)l].竞争者, 对手v.竞争, 对抗, 相匹敌
(2) disputed v.争议
(3) separatist[5sepErEtIst]n.分离主义者, 独立派
(4) guerrilla[^E5rIlE]n.游击战, 游击队
(5) resolve[rI5zRlv]n.决心v.决心, 决定,解决vt.解决
(6) outcome[5aJtkQm]n.结果, 成果
(7) lay down arms v.放下武器
(8) self-determination[selfdItE:mI5neIF(E)n]n.自主, 自我决定
(9) reject[5ri:dVekt]n.被拒之人, 被弃之物vt.拒绝, 抵制, 否决
(10) lemon[5lemEn]n.柠檬adj.柠檬色的
(11) brisk[brIsk]adj.敏锐的, 凛冽的, 轻快的vt.使活泼vi.活跃起来
(12) activist[5AktIvIst]n.激进主义分子, 行动主义分子
(13) apprehension[AprI5henF(E)n]n.理解, 忧惧, 拘捕
(14) aggravating adj.使恶化的, 加重的, 恼人的
(15) confrontation[9kCnfrQn`teIFEn]n.面对, 面对面, 对质
(16) dominate[5dRmIneIt]v.支配, 占优势
(17) ignore[I^5nC:(r)]vt.不理睬, 忽视
(18) independence[IndI5pendEns]n.独立, 自主
(19) territory[5terItErI; (?@) -tC:rI]n.领土, 版图, 地域
(20) descend[dI5send]vi.下来, 下降, 突击, 出其不意的拜访v.下去
(21) era[5IErE]n.时代, 纪元, 时期
(22) tragedy[5trAdVIdI]n.悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难
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