Kulkarni for India-Pakistan-BD confederation before 2047

Sudheendra Kulkarni, who served as a close aide to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, has in his new book mooted the idea of establishing an India-Pakistan-Bangladesh confederation before 2047.

Kulkarni's book "August Voices - What they said on 14-15 August 1947 and its relevance for India-Pakistan- Bangladesh Confederation', will be released by Vice President Hamid Ansari here on December 28.

"As India and Pakistan celebrate the 70th anniversary of their independence in 2017, both countries should boost efforts to normalise their relations in the new year," Kulkarni told media. "They have a responsibility to future generations to prove that their ties are not destined to be permanently marred by mistrust, hostility and conflict," Kulkarni, who heads the Mumbai-based think tank Observer Research Foundation, said.