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Thursday, 12 July, 2001, 05:53 GMT 06:53 UK
Indian artist paints for Musharraf
India will present a painting depicting peace and purity to the President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, at this weekend's summit.
The acrylic on canvas painting - by one of India's best known artists, MF Husain, shows two white horses pulled by a dove of peace. One of the reins is saffron, a traditional Indian colour, while the other is green, a colour associated with Pakistan. It includes a quotation from the Koran that translates as go out into the world, travel and seek for peace, hope, knowledge and friendship. India has presented Mr Husain's paintings as gifts to other world leaders in the past, including Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan and Benazir Bhutto. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service |
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