governance, maximum governance to the people, demilitarise and take some actions to make the border irrelevant," Musharraf said. India refuses to countenance any change in the existing frontier, while Pakistan refuses to recognise the ceasefire line as an international border. Both sides appear to be hoping a "soft border" approach, allowing Kashmiris to go to and fro with ease, will eventually make the issue of the international frontier less relevant. Musharraf spoke glowingly of his rapport with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying all disputes should be settled while they were both still in power. "We have an understanding, we have harmony, we have complete understanding between ourselves. This I think is a very big difference between now and the past," Musharraf said. "I personally feel it must be done within the tenure or the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and myself. I may be talking big but this is a reality." Musharraf described a hitherto slow-moving peace process as "almost irreversible" after meeting Singh during a visit to India last month, just days after a bus service was started across a ceasefire line dividing Kashmir, Reuters said. --More 2126 Local Time 1826 GMT
