Dialogue the only solution: Fazlur

Rahman, who subscribes to the Deoband school of Islamist thought, also visited the Darul Uloom, one of the oldest Islamic institutions in Asia. After holding meetings with the Uloom representatives, Rahman underscored the need for 8216;8216;resoloving all the outstanding issues between two countries, including the Kashmir issue through dialogue8217;8217;.

8216;8216;Kashmir is more than 60 year old and it cannot be resolved in a day,8217;8217; he said, adding, 8216;8216;dialogue is the only way to solve the Kashir issue8217;8217;.

He lost no time in praising the peace process between the two countries 8216;8216;that is on the right track for the last three years8217;8217;.

8216;8216;His visit and meetings with various leaders will go a long a way in taking the ongoing peace process between the two countries,8217;8217; said Mahmood Madani, member of Rajya Sabha and national president of Jamiat Ulema Hind.

However, in terms of hype, Rahman8217;s current visit was a pale shadow of his visit to India in 2003, when he had met then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee besides holding talks with the leaders of RSS.