WASHINGTON:
Pakistan's emabssy in association with the Cultural Tourism D.C.,
organized Embassy Open House 2009 on May 2 on the embassy premises. The
annual event celebrates international culture and gives an opportunity
to the diplomatic community in the US capital to share their culture
with visitors through different presentations of their choice.
The Brookings Institution launches
The Limits of Influnce: America's Role in
Kashmir
The Limits of Influence by Howard B. Schaffer
chronicles America's views on -- and involvement in -- the
long-standing struggle waged between India and Pakistan over Kashmir
since their independence in 1947. He brings the discussion up to the
current day, concluding with recommendations on the role Washington
might usefully play in resolving the long-simmering dispute, thus
reducing the dangerous tensions between two nuclear-armed archrivals
in a region of great importance. His book is a fascinating piece of
diplomatic history as well as an instructive look at the present and
future of the Kashmir dilemma and its impact on vital U.S. concerns.
