Banerjee, Sumanta creator text xu| 2002 continuing ng p.4481-482. The resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue appears to have been hinged on the conduct of `free and fair' elections in Pakistan as well as Jammu and Kashmir. Now, although the US has given both Vajpayee and Musharraf clean chits on that count, there appear to be no signs of new initiatives between the two countries. In fact in the post poll scenario, the influence of the hawks on their respective governments appear to be set to increase. - Reproduced. India - Foreign relations - Pakistan Elections Economic and Political Weekly 180718