Indo-pak Talks On Kashmir

China on Friday said India and Pakistan should peacefully settle the Kashmir issue and other disputes through dialogue and expressed its support to the international community, including the US, in playing a "constructive role" to improve Indo-Pak ties.

Ignoring India's offer to hold talks on cross-border terrorism, Pakistan today invited Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Islamabad by the end of this month to discuss Kashmir dispute "as per the UN Security Council Resolutions".

A day after Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit raked up Kashmir issue, Islamabad today invited New Delhi for talks on Kashmir, saying it is the "international obligation" of both the countries to resolve the issue.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today voiced hope that the comprehensive bilateral dialogue process between Islamabad and New Delhi would move forward in days to come as he underlined that "differences" on all outstanding issues, including on Kashmir can be resolved only through talks.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today welcomed the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan on all issues including Kashmir, saying dialogue is the "most effective way" of resolution of contending issues.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked the BJP on Monday if India was "made to talk Kashmir" during the meeting between the National Security Advisors of the two countries in Bangkok as there was no mention of it when their prime ministers had met in Ufa.

India has rejected any third party intervention to the Kashmir issue and has maintained that all outstanding matters in Indo-Pak ties should be resolved bilaterally.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the cancellation of the National Security Advisor level talks between India and Pakistan were "unfortunate". India, he said, wanted it, but Pakistan had cancelled it.

On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan violated ceasefire again at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, in which a BSF jawan was killed.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan will talk with Kashmiri leaders before initiating any dialogue with India, media reported.

He has managed to unite quarreling separatist groups, says Mani Shankar Aiyar.

Pakistan today reacted strongly to India's decision to cancel Foreign Secretary-level talks over its envoy's meeting with Kashmir separatist leaders, saying it was "not subservient" to New Delhi.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Saturday that the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people must be accommodated" and they must be a part of the dialogue process.

A liberalised visa agreement and some cross-LOC Confidence Building Measures or CBMs for Jammu and Kashmir are expected to be announced today as External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad.

Separatists from the Kashmir valley are divided on the dialogue process between India and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters after meeting the visiting Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Gilani in Delhi today, the moderates termed it as necessary for building 'mutual trust' while hardliners dubbed it as a 'futile exercise'.

China on Friday said India and Pakistan should peacefully settle the Kashmir issue and other disputes through dialogue and expressed its support to the international community, including the US, in playing a "constructive role" to improve Indo-Pak ties.

Ignoring India's offer to hold talks on cross-border terrorism, Pakistan today invited Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to Islamabad by the end of this month to discuss Kashmir dispute "as per the UN Security Council Resolutions".

A day after Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit raked up Kashmir issue, Islamabad today invited New Delhi for talks on Kashmir, saying it is the "international obligation" of both the countries to resolve the issue.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today voiced hope that the comprehensive bilateral dialogue process between Islamabad and New Delhi would move forward in days to come as he underlined that "differences" on all outstanding issues, including on Kashmir can be resolved only through talks.

Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today welcomed the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan on all issues including Kashmir, saying dialogue is the "most effective way" of resolution of contending issues.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked the BJP on Monday if India was "made to talk Kashmir" during the meeting between the National Security Advisors of the two countries in Bangkok as there was no mention of it when their prime ministers had met in Ufa.

India has rejected any third party intervention to the Kashmir issue and has maintained that all outstanding matters in Indo-Pak ties should be resolved bilaterally.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the cancellation of the National Security Advisor level talks between India and Pakistan were "unfortunate". India, he said, wanted it, but Pakistan had cancelled it.

On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral talks with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan violated ceasefire again at the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, in which a BSF jawan was killed.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said Pakistan will talk with Kashmiri leaders before initiating any dialogue with India, media reported.

He has managed to unite quarreling separatist groups, says Mani Shankar Aiyar.

Pakistan today reacted strongly to India's decision to cancel Foreign Secretary-level talks over its envoy's meeting with Kashmir separatist leaders, saying it was "not subservient" to New Delhi.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Saturday that the "aspirations of the Kashmiri people must be accommodated" and they must be a part of the dialogue process.

A liberalised visa agreement and some cross-LOC Confidence Building Measures or CBMs for Jammu and Kashmir are expected to be announced today as External Affairs Minister SM Krishna met with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad.

Separatists from the Kashmir valley are divided on the dialogue process between India and Pakistan. Speaking to reporters after meeting the visiting Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Gilani in Delhi today, the moderates termed it as necessary for building 'mutual trust' while hardliners dubbed it as a 'futile exercise'.