During the first part of his conversation with rediff.com Editor-in-Chief Nikhil Lakshman, Professor Stephen Cohen explained why he felt the situation in South Asia was far more tense than anything that had ever occurred during the Cold War.

In this, the second segment of a four-part Real Audio conversation, Professor Cohen, America's leading expert on South Asia, discusses why he believes peace still has a chance in the region.

    But Russia never interfered with America's domestic policies, it did not indulge in crossborder terrorism the way Pakistan has done in India.
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    Don't you think there is too much of hate on both sides -- at the people to people level -- for peace ever to be achieved?
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    I cannot agree with you when you say that only some Indians hate Pakistan and vice versa. I think an entire generation is anti-India in Pakistan, just as there is a generation in India that is anti-Pakistan.
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    Do you really believe the Pervez Musharraf regime in Pakistan genuinely wants peace?
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    Would Lahore not have been a step in the direction of peace?
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    Who sabotaged the Lahore process in India?
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Part III: 'India can't afford to grant a higher degree of autonomy to Kashmir now'