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Pakistan military dictator Pervez Musharraf's India tour has set the stage for weekend peace talks by the side of the Taj Mahal, the famed monument to love. Given the bitter history they share, can India and Pakistan be expected to suddenly bury their hatchet and smoke the peace pipe?

The continent has less fresh water per capita than any other and it is already facing a water crisis that will continue to intensify, with severe water shortages expected by 2050