Replying to a query on the Kashmir problem, Rajiv had stated, ``But I know who would have solved these problems with us. General Zia. We were close to finishing an agreement on Kashmir; we had the maps and everything ready to sign. And then he was killed.’’ He went on to say that there was evidence that Zia was murdered implying that it was no ordinary crash. Asked as to which super power could have been behind it, he had ruled out the Soviet Union’s role because of its pre-occupation with its internal problems. Could it be the CIA, he only smirked, leaving the reporters to draw their own conclusions.
Contrary to the prevalent view when Rajiv was the Prime Minister, it became evident that both Zia and Rajiv got along fabulously. They were working towards an agreement on Siachen and the Pakistan President had even got his corp commanders on board. Zia was killed at the behest of someone who did not want the accord to go through. It could have been CIA, as was initially suspected or even the Chinese.
Former R&AW chief A.K.Verma also subsequently wrote in an article in rediff.com stating that Pakistan had agreed to a line going northwards from point number NJ 9842 roughly along the heights of Saltoro to the Chinese border as the continuation of the LAC, giving up all claims to any territory east of it. The agreement made the Saltoro range the effective border between J&K and Pakistan occupied territories of the State. This meant giving up points occupied to the West of the glacier but that involved no tactical or strategic loss since the commanding heights would continue to remain in India.
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