21.   China says the Himalayan territory was historically a Chinese province.

22.   Clinton was using the episode to renew the U.S. call to both India and Pakistan cool tensions over the disputed Himalayan territory.

23.   Dozens of separatist groups in the Himalayan territory are fighting for independence or for a merger with Pakistan.

24.   Elsewhere in the Himalayan territory, four suspected rebels and two civilians were killed in two separate incidents.

25.   From there, Powell hopes to move India and Pakistan into face-to-face negotiations over the future of the Himalayan territory they both claim.

26.   He does not support Tibetan independence, though he campaigns for greater autonomy for the Himalayan territory.

27.   Hindu nationalists insisted Sunday the government should disarm the rebels in the disputed Himalayan territory before offering to talk to them.

28.   However, the Indian leader insisted that archrival Pakistan must first stop aiding terrorism in the disputed Himalayan territory.

29.   Hurd, in a news conference, urged India to improve human rights in Jammu-Kashmir, and told Pakistan not to assist terrorism in the Himalayan territory.

30.   In a statement released before the speech, Musharraf said India was to blame for the violence in the Himalayan territory because of its policy of repression.