India reaches out to Pakistan

Most American press focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as one of the largest ongoing semi-conflicts. We tend to forget that there are somewhat active hostilities between two nuclear nations: India and Pakistan. Here is an interesting article on how Indian Prime Minister Singh is attempting to reach out to the Pakistani government.

We should all keep in mind that India is the world's largest democracy in a region that is endemic with totalitarian and/or military regimes. Peace on that subcontinent would be a good thing, and lead to increased world security.