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The declaration created a mini storm in Pakistan since there had been no explicit mention of Kashmir, yet terrorism had been very much on the table. Hawks in Pakistan were up in arms over what they called a deliberate oversight. Some of them went to the extent of describing the joint statement as being drafted in South Block (India’s seat of power). Seeds of failure were thus embedded in the joint statement itself. However, hardliners in India were unable to fathom the exact reason why India agreed to break the ice. For Pakistan, the compulsion to reach out stemmed from its desire to ensure Prime Minister Modi’s presence at the SAARC summit, slated to have been held later that year in the country. For Modi, the reason was more substantial. Having assumed power on the back of a decisive mandate, he wanted to utilise the strong base he had created domestically to secure peace with Pakistan so that his government could concentrate on ensuring rapid economic development.