2006年VOA标准英语-Indian PM Holds Kashmir Talks Despite Boyc

By Patricia Nunan
New Delhi
24 May 2006
 

Manmohan Singh   
  
Leaders of a key alliance of Kashmiri separatist organizations have refused to join a meeting with the Indian prime minister aimed at ending the region's long-running insurgency¹.  India had no more luck in talks with Pakistan on the disputed Siachen Glacier², which have ended without agreement.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposed roundtable discussions were meant to break new ground by bringing together various Kashmiri political factions³, broadly divided between those for and those against India's presence in the disputed territory.
 
But leaders of one of the major factions, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, refused to attend the two-day meeting in Kashmir's summer capital, Srinigar.  The Hurriyat conference is an umbrella organization consisting of several groups campaigning against Indian rule in the region.
 
Instead, Hurriyat leaders wanted to meet separately with Prime Minister Singh.  The demand was refused, and the meeting with the other organizations went on without them.
 
An analyst⁴ with the New Delhi-based Center for Policy Research, Brahma Chellaney, says the boycott⁵ has rendered the meeting largely academic.  But he says the prime minister's decision to travel to Kashmir should make a favorable impression on the people there.

"But I think it did send out a strong message that here the prime minister was personally coming to Kashmir to engage with different groups and factions in the valley, and that the government of India was willing to dialogue with all sections of society in Kashmir, and that the doors were open to dialogue," he said.

Separately, India and Pakistan failed to make a breakthrough in talks aimed at a mutual⁶ pullback of troops on what is known as the world's highest battleground, the Siachen Glacier.
 
Negotiators failed to reach agreement on demarcating a front line between the two armies, and therefore had no way to determine how far each army could withdraw.

The glacier stands at 6,300 meters, and analysts⁷ estimate more than 10,000 Indian and Pakistani troops are engaged in a high altitude standoff there.

Thousands of security personnel have been deployed⁸ in Srinigar for Prime Minister Singh's visit.  But that did not prevent suspected militants⁹ from launching two separate grenade attacks in the city.  The attacks did not come near Mr. Singh, but at least six people were injured.
 
Kashmir has been a flashpoint for conflict for decades.  India has been fighting a violent insurgency there since 1989, when Islamic militants launched a campaign to force Indian authorities out of the two-thirds of Kashmir it controls.

The militants want the region to be independent, or to merge¹⁰ with predominantly Muslim Pakistan, which controls the remaining third.
 
India and Pakistan have also fought each other for control of Kashmir since 1947, when colonial ruler Britain granted the two nations independence.  The two, both now nuclear powers, each claim the border region in its entirety.

1 insurgency   

n.起义；暴动；叛变

参考例句：

• And as in China, unrest and even insurgency are widespread. 而在中国，动乱甚至暴乱都普遍存在。 来自互联网
• Dr Zyphur is part an insurgency against this idea. 塞弗博士是这一观点逆流的一部分。 来自互联网

2 glacier   

n.冰川，冰河

参考例句：

• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。
• The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙。

3 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

6 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

8 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

9 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

10 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。