India, Pak should move towards open borders: Ishtiaq Ahmed at Panjab University
Chandigarh, April 13 -- Discussing measures to promote peace in the region, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Professor Emeritus, University of Stockholm, Sweden, suggested formalising the the line of control between India and Pakistan and adopting an open borders policy, akin to what is seen in the European Union, so both countries can move forward.
Ahmed who was born in Lahore was in Panjab University to deliver a lecture on "Partition of India and the emergence of Pakistan as a garrison state". While tracing the aftermath of the partition, he spoke about how Pakistan has now become a "rentee" state, adding, "Earlier, Pakistan had given its forces on rent to the US against the Soviet Union. Then to Saudi Arabia for its war with Iran. Now Pakistan is givi...
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