It is really a Delhi fixation. More so, a Delhi power corridor fixation. Gah is a small village in Chakwal district about a 100 kilometres from Islamabad. Before partition it was the hometown of Prime Ministeru00a0Dr Manmohan Singh. Ever since Dr Singh became Prime Minister, peaceniks from both sides of the border have been repeatedly saying that Dr Singh should visit his birthplace, a journey that would improve relations between India and Pakistan. This demand has become stronger after the so-called personal visit by President Asif Ali Zardari to India and the invitation delivered at the Prime Minister’s residence to visit Pakistan.u00a0

To pragmatic policy wonks, this clamour for a private visit seems more a romantic notion than a solid step in improving ties. But when it comes to India-Pakistan relations sometimes an emotional and spontaneous move makes a greater mark than carefully plotted ones. For example the bus yatra that former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee undertook to Lahore was supposed to give a jump-start to India-Pakistan relations, which were moribund for long. But there was a Pakistani army general who had other plans and the Kargil conflict happened.u00a0