Indo-pak Diplomacy

One of the "great lessons" from the India-Pakistan war in 1971 is that fighting a war is not just a military affair, but a "total affair" that includes politics and diplomacy, former army chief Gen VN Sharma (retd) said on Sunday.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told the country's powerful Army that his meeting with Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal last month was part of back-channel diplomacy, a media report said on Thursday.

Pakistan today said the death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav was based on "credible" and "specific" evidence that prove his involvement in "spying and terror activities" and asserted that more active diplomacy is needed to arrest the "growing crises" in the Indo-Pak ties.

Pakistan on Friday said there was no "backdoor" diplomacy going on with India and the composite dialogue process between the two countries remains suspended.

Beyond Thursday's raid by Indian special forces across the Line of Control, India is considering more economic and diplomatic measures to squeeze Pakistan, said sources.

The United States has urged India and Pakistan to resolve their differences through diplomacy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to visiting Pakistan in November for the SAARC Summit, India's High Commissioner said in comments published on Tuesday. New Delhi said that such announcements "are not made so far in advance".

In a sudden move, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet today during which the issues dogging the bilateral ties including the Pathankot terror strike will be discussed.

Terming as "innovative diplomacy" the surprise meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart in Lahore, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said it was in line with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's vision of Indo-Pak ties.

India-Pakistan relations should move beyond "VIP diplomacy" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif and be carried forward to people to people contact, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said today.

India today called off foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan scheduled next week, sending out a strong message that its envoy's engagement with Kashmiri separatist leaders was unacceptable.

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today acknowledged that the Kashmir issue would have to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy as Pakistan "cannot afford wars" in the 21st century. Four wars have already been fought on the Kashmir issue and the region still "was a flashpoint", but in the 21st century "we cannot afford wars", Gilani s...

The cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan in Mohali has proved to be a catalyst for improving ties between the two countries, says Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.Gilani made the remark Monday at a reception hosted by him in honour of the national cricket team, Associated Press of Pakistan reported. He said the semifinal pl...

Come March 30 and India-Pakistan will play one of the most important matches of their lives - the World Cup semi-final at Mohali. Witnessing the match from the VIP stands will be no less Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani. The question now on everyone's mind is, will cricket prove to be the catalyst in br...

A day after the NAM summit ended, the government's facing a lot of heat over the Indo-Pak joint statement sealed in Egypt.

One of the "great lessons" from the India-Pakistan war in 1971 is that fighting a war is not just a military affair, but a "total affair" that includes politics and diplomacy, former army chief Gen VN Sharma (retd) said on Sunday.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has told the country's powerful Army that his meeting with Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal last month was part of back-channel diplomacy, a media report said on Thursday.

Pakistan today said the death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav was based on "credible" and "specific" evidence that prove his involvement in "spying and terror activities" and asserted that more active diplomacy is needed to arrest the "growing crises" in the Indo-Pak ties.

Pakistan on Friday said there was no "backdoor" diplomacy going on with India and the composite dialogue process between the two countries remains suspended.

Beyond Thursday's raid by Indian special forces across the Line of Control, India is considering more economic and diplomatic measures to squeeze Pakistan, said sources.

The United States has urged India and Pakistan to resolve their differences through diplomacy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking forward to visiting Pakistan in November for the SAARC Summit, India's High Commissioner said in comments published on Tuesday. New Delhi said that such announcements "are not made so far in advance".

In a sudden move, the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet today during which the issues dogging the bilateral ties including the Pathankot terror strike will be discussed.

Terming as "innovative diplomacy" the surprise meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart in Lahore, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said it was in line with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's vision of Indo-Pak ties.

India-Pakistan relations should move beyond "VIP diplomacy" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif and be carried forward to people to people contact, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said today.

India today called off foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan scheduled next week, sending out a strong message that its envoy's engagement with Kashmiri separatist leaders was unacceptable.

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today acknowledged that the Kashmir issue would have to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy as Pakistan "cannot afford wars" in the 21st century. Four wars have already been fought on the Kashmir issue and the region still "was a flashpoint", but in the 21st century "we cannot afford wars", Gilani s...

The cricket World Cup semifinal match between India and Pakistan in Mohali has proved to be a catalyst for improving ties between the two countries, says Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.Gilani made the remark Monday at a reception hosted by him in honour of the national cricket team, Associated Press of Pakistan reported. He said the semifinal pl...

Come March 30 and India-Pakistan will play one of the most important matches of their lives - the World Cup semi-final at Mohali. Witnessing the match from the VIP stands will be no less Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani. The question now on everyone's mind is, will cricket prove to be the catalyst in br...

A day after the NAM summit ended, the government's facing a lot of heat over the Indo-Pak joint statement sealed in Egypt.