Malik urges Vajpayee to shape the course of events. “I fear that domestic politics and a return to short-sided parochialism within India may once again be entering into the dynamic surrounding the Kashmir issue. If so, it will be at a great cost to the people of South Asia who deserve a just and lasting peace for their future,” Malik writes. “For this reason, I would like to encourage you to articulate, urge and support the type of visionary and bold move that is needed today from the present government in New Delhi to ensure that the ongoing peace process moves forward, becomes institutionalized and inclusive and gains in seriousness”.