LEADERS OF PAKISTAN AND INDIA MEET

Jun 17, 2009

INDIAN PM AND PAKISTANI PRESIDENT MEET IN EKATERINBURG SUMMIT

Ekaterimburgo (Reuters).- On the first day of the Ekaterinburg summit, a limited-attendance meeting of the Council of Heads of SCO member states was attended by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Pakistani and Indian leaders will meet in Ekaterinburg Tuesday on the sidelines of the SCO summit, an official with the Pakistani delegation said.

"'My mandate is to tell you that Pakistani territory should not be used for terrorism against India,' Indian and Russian news agencies quoted Singh as saying after shaking hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari ahead of their meeting."

This will be the first meeting between the leaders of the two countries after the devastating Mumbai attacks last November. Both India and Pakistan have observer status in the SCO.

WHAT DO THE VEDIC TEACHINGS TELL US?

The Lord inaugurated this system of mass sańkīrtana, and leaders of all countries can take advantage of this spiritual movement in order to keep the mass of people in a pure state of peace and friendship with one another.

As long as the Lord remained at Purī, thousands of His devotees used to come to see Him during the Ratha-yātrā car festival of Lord Jagannātha. And during the car festival, the washing of the Gundicā temple under the direct supervision of the Lord was an important function. The Lord's congregational sańkīrtana movement at Purī was a unique exhibition for the mass of people. That is the way to turn the mass mind towards spiritual realization. The Lord inaugurated this system of mass sańkīrtana, and leaders of all countries can take advantage of this spiritual movement in order to keep the mass of people in a pure state of peace and friendship with one another. This is now the demand of the present human society all over the world. After some time the Lord again started on His tour towards northern India, and He decided to visit Vrindāvana and its neighboring places. He passed through the jungles of Jharikhanda (Madhya Bhārata), and all the wild animals also joined His sańkīrtana movement. The wild tigers, elephants, bears and deer all together accompanied the Lord, and the Lord accompanied them in sańkīrtana. By this He proved that by the propagation of the sańkīrtana movement (congregational chanting and glorifying of the name of the Lord) even the wild animals can live in peace and friendship, and what to speak of men who are supposed to be civilized. No man in the world will refuse to join the sańkīrtana movement. Nor is the Lord's sańkīrtana movement restricted to any caste, creed, color or species. Here is direct evidence of His great mission: He allowed even the wild animals to partake in His great movement.

Srila A.C. BV Swami Prabhupada:
"The Srimad Bhagavatam - Introduction"