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Small Mercies What Clinton can expect from his trip By APARISIM GHOSH March 16, 2000 Web posted at 4 p.m. Hong Kong time, 3 a.m. EST What will Bill Clinton achieve during his South Asian sojourn next week? Not much in the areas that most interest him, I'm afraid. India and Pakistan will move no closer to signing the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty or Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -- although both Prime Minister Vajpayee and Chief Executive Musharraf will issue the usual bromides about "frank discussions" on nuclear issues with Clinton. Nor will there be any progress on Kashmir: it will take a much greater power than a lame duck American President to get New Delhi and Islamabad to drop their we-won't-blink-first stance on the disputed state. But if the President sets his sights just slightly lower, he can hope to count some important achievements at the end of the trip.
More tangibly, expect a flurry of announcements involving important business deals between Indian and American companies during the trip. Clinton will be accompanied by a phalanx of American businessmen, all hoping the official visit will help hack through the reams of red tape that foreign investors usually confront in India. Even after a decade of economic reforms in New Delhi, business deals require far too many stamps of official approval. Visits by heads of state tend to accelerate the bureaucratic wheels. Finally, the President himself will get to sample REAL Indian food -- not that ersatz rubbish they dish out at Bombay Club, one of his favorite restaurants in Washington, D.C. For that alone, he should be grateful. Coming soon on this site: Time Asia's first LIVE chat event. The subject will be subcontinental, the exact date and time to be announced soon. Look for details on this site and in the magazine. In the meantime, there's always our bulletin board. Talk back to TIME. Ticked off at Asia Buzz? Turned on? Talk back to TIME Write to TIME at mail@web.timeasia.com Search for recent Asia Buzz
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