India-pakistan Diplomatic Ties

Pakistan on Saturday summoned India's Charge d'Affaires here to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violation by the Indian forces along the Line of Control.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh has condoled the death of former diplomat Satinder Lambah and described him as one of the most outstanding members of the Indian Foreign Service who gave utmost devotion to the normalising of India-Pakistan ties.

About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 cease-fire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates popped over to New Delhi for a quick one-day visit.

Amid a diplomatic standoff between India and Pakistan over treatment of the envoys in the two countries, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar held a press conference today.

India is moving towards isolating Pakistan diplomatically and is considering punitive actions against Islamabad for its support to cross-border terrorism, a top American defence intelligence chief has told lawmakers.

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has cut short a visit to Vienna and this morning attended a meeting of top officials in Delhi called by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, as the government plans the next steps to be taken in its diplomatic and strategic response to the Uri terror attack.

In a strong message to Pakistan today at a United Nations platform, India asked it to clean house by dismantling terror infrastructure instead of "internationalizing" Kashmir, pointing out that the freedom enjoyed by terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin shows its "active support for such personalities".

Pakistan is looking to have "normal" ties with India on the basis of "mutual respect and interest", its envoy Abdul Basit said today.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj met a group of diplomats today for what the ministry described as "diplomatic consultations on Pakistan strategy".

India today expressed hope that re-engaging with Pakistan under a 'Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue' will mark beginning of peace and development as continued estrangement was a hurdle to peace and prosperity in the region.

This diplomatic high-horse was inevitably difficult to ride. Even a cursory analysis of India-Pakistan relations in the past few years would have pointed this out. But the Modi government stuck to the my-way-or-the-highway line. The diminishing returns of painting ourselves into a corner were evident by the beginning of this year. Foreign Secretary...

India's decision to cancel talks with Pakistan over a Pakistani envoy's meeting with Kashmiri separatists is a setback in efforts to improve relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Islamabad said on Monday.

Pakistan on Saturday summoned India's Charge d'Affaires here to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violation by the Indian forces along the Line of Control.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh has condoled the death of former diplomat Satinder Lambah and described him as one of the most outstanding members of the Indian Foreign Service who gave utmost devotion to the normalising of India-Pakistan ties.

About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 cease-fire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates popped over to New Delhi for a quick one-day visit.

Amid a diplomatic standoff between India and Pakistan over treatment of the envoys in the two countries, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar held a press conference today.

India is moving towards isolating Pakistan diplomatically and is considering punitive actions against Islamabad for its support to cross-border terrorism, a top American defence intelligence chief has told lawmakers.

Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar has cut short a visit to Vienna and this morning attended a meeting of top officials in Delhi called by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, as the government plans the next steps to be taken in its diplomatic and strategic response to the Uri terror attack.

In a strong message to Pakistan today at a United Nations platform, India asked it to clean house by dismantling terror infrastructure instead of "internationalizing" Kashmir, pointing out that the freedom enjoyed by terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin shows its "active support for such personalities".

Pakistan is looking to have "normal" ties with India on the basis of "mutual respect and interest", its envoy Abdul Basit said today.

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj met a group of diplomats today for what the ministry described as "diplomatic consultations on Pakistan strategy".

India today expressed hope that re-engaging with Pakistan under a 'Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue' will mark beginning of peace and development as continued estrangement was a hurdle to peace and prosperity in the region.

This diplomatic high-horse was inevitably difficult to ride. Even a cursory analysis of India-Pakistan relations in the past few years would have pointed this out. But the Modi government stuck to the my-way-or-the-highway line. The diminishing returns of painting ourselves into a corner were evident by the beginning of this year. Foreign Secretary...

India's decision to cancel talks with Pakistan over a Pakistani envoy's meeting with Kashmiri separatists is a setback in efforts to improve relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Islamabad said on Monday.