The Indians and Pakistanis have debated on and about Kashmir for 62 years and could not compromise. This dispute has been blocking all that India wants from Pakistan, and vice-versa. But hope need not be given up entirely. There are ways in which such matters can be resolved. The aim has to be larger: a rapprochement between India and Pakistan, one that takes Bangladesh and other South Asian countries in its scope. If they can create an all round détente, and then take it upward into friendship, most matters can be resolved.