Indo Pak Talks

Pakistani authorities have lodged a First Information Report (FIR) into the Pathankot terror attack case, officials said today, after weeks of probe into the assault that led to the postponement of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks.

India today said the date and venue for next month's meeting between Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries are yet to be finalised and asserted that all bilateral issues are to be addressed mutually between the two countries.

The US has categorically ruled out any role for itself in Indo-Pak peace process unless both the countries jointly ask for it, according to a senior official who asserted that the best way to resolve issues is through direct dialogue between the two neighbours.

Amidst talk of a possible US-Pak civil nuclear deal, two top US think-tanks have asked Pakistan to take five initiatives, including signing the Test Ban Treaty without waiting for India, to win the confidence of the international community.

Reacting sharply to report that US is considering a nuclear deal with Pakistan on the lines of the Indo-US deal, India today said that anyone considering a nuke pact should first see Islamabad's proliferation track record.

India and Pakistan were about to reach a "framework" on Kashmir during UPA I rule and both sides even had decided not to proclaim "victory" post the announcement, former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said today.

Is there room for dialogue at a time of terror, asks Shashi Tharoor.

The two-day foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan have ended. Terror and the arrest of 26/11 terrorist Abu Jundal dominated discussions yesterday.

Hina Rabbani Khar, 34, will be elevated as the new foreign minister of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday. Her elevation comes barely a week ahead of crucial India-Pakistan talks to be held in New Delhi.

Despite the war of words between India and Pakistan over taking freed sea vessel MV Suez to safety, government sources say New Delhi is going into the Foreign Secretary-level talks in Islamabad on Thursday with an "open and constructive" mind, putting the Suez incident behind them.At the talks, India will strongly convey concerns on the slow pace o...

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has denied reports in the British media claiming that Dr Manmohan Singh had initiated a back channel exercise before the Mohali meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani."We have seen media reports quoting a British newspaper saying that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh contacted Pakistan Army chief Gene...

The Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan met in New Delhi today as part of their two-day talks to discuss a wide range of issues. The meetings between Pakistan's Interior Secretary, Chaudhary Qamar Zaman, and his Indian counterpart, Home Secretary GK Pillai, will primarily focus on reducing the trust deficit between the two countries.Zaman arrive...

BJP on Friday claimed that the India-Pakistan talks had proved to be "an exercise in futility" as the neighbouring country raised the pitch on Kashmir when India brought up the issue of terrorism."The recent Indo-Pak talks have yet again proved to be an exercise in futility. Pakistan raised the pitch on Kashmir when the Indian government tried to f...

India has handed over a new dossier to Pakistan on the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.  Next week, India's Foreign Secretary and Home Minister will visit Pakistan.   The new documents are in response to six Pakistani dossiers that were given to India in April. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sal...

Contending that dialogue was the only way forward with Pakistan, PM Manmohan Singh said the decision to hold foreign-secretary level talks was a "calculated" one.

Pakistani authorities have lodged a First Information Report (FIR) into the Pathankot terror attack case, officials said today, after weeks of probe into the assault that led to the postponement of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks.

India today said the date and venue for next month's meeting between Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries are yet to be finalised and asserted that all bilateral issues are to be addressed mutually between the two countries.

The US has categorically ruled out any role for itself in Indo-Pak peace process unless both the countries jointly ask for it, according to a senior official who asserted that the best way to resolve issues is through direct dialogue between the two neighbours.

Amidst talk of a possible US-Pak civil nuclear deal, two top US think-tanks have asked Pakistan to take five initiatives, including signing the Test Ban Treaty without waiting for India, to win the confidence of the international community.

Reacting sharply to report that US is considering a nuclear deal with Pakistan on the lines of the Indo-US deal, India today said that anyone considering a nuke pact should first see Islamabad's proliferation track record.

India and Pakistan were about to reach a "framework" on Kashmir during UPA I rule and both sides even had decided not to proclaim "victory" post the announcement, former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said today.

Is there room for dialogue at a time of terror, asks Shashi Tharoor.

The two-day foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan have ended. Terror and the arrest of 26/11 terrorist Abu Jundal dominated discussions yesterday.

Hina Rabbani Khar, 34, will be elevated as the new foreign minister of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday. Her elevation comes barely a week ahead of crucial India-Pakistan talks to be held in New Delhi.

Despite the war of words between India and Pakistan over taking freed sea vessel MV Suez to safety, government sources say New Delhi is going into the Foreign Secretary-level talks in Islamabad on Thursday with an "open and constructive" mind, putting the Suez incident behind them.At the talks, India will strongly convey concerns on the slow pace o...

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has denied reports in the British media claiming that Dr Manmohan Singh had initiated a back channel exercise before the Mohali meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani."We have seen media reports quoting a British newspaper saying that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh contacted Pakistan Army chief Gene...

The Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan met in New Delhi today as part of their two-day talks to discuss a wide range of issues. The meetings between Pakistan's Interior Secretary, Chaudhary Qamar Zaman, and his Indian counterpart, Home Secretary GK Pillai, will primarily focus on reducing the trust deficit between the two countries.Zaman arrive...

BJP on Friday claimed that the India-Pakistan talks had proved to be "an exercise in futility" as the neighbouring country raised the pitch on Kashmir when India brought up the issue of terrorism."The recent Indo-Pak talks have yet again proved to be an exercise in futility. Pakistan raised the pitch on Kashmir when the Indian government tried to f...

India has handed over a new dossier to Pakistan on the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.  Next week, India's Foreign Secretary and Home Minister will visit Pakistan.   The new documents are in response to six Pakistani dossiers that were given to India in April. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sal...

Contending that dialogue was the only way forward with Pakistan, PM Manmohan Singh said the decision to hold foreign-secretary level talks was a "calculated" one.