No Peace Talks With India

The Centre on Tuesday informed parliament that peace talks with the armed Naga group, NSCN-IM, have reached an advanced stage. It, however, added that no time frame can be given at the moment regarding the final agreement. The group's contentious demands for a separate flag and constitution had derailed the talks last year.

India on Friday blamed China for the stand-off in Eastern Ladakh, criticising the country once again for violating bilateral agreements", as the stalemate dragged on towards the new year with no breakthrough in sight.

The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM), an armed Naga group that has been engaged in peace talks with the central government, on Monday said it had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February and had offered to hold talks abroad if its "stay in India is no more welcome".

The government has ruled out a separate flag and constitution for the Nagas as demanded by the NSCN-IM, and made it clear that the endless negotiations with the insurgent group under the shadow of guns is not acceptable. Interlocutor for the Naga talks and Nagaland Governor RN Ravi said the government is determined to conclude the decades-long peac...

Pakistan will no longer seek dialogue with India as it has repeatedly rebuffed peace overtures, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, a charge rejected by New Delhi which has repeatedly asked Islamabad to take "credible" action against terror groups to resume the talks.

Pakistan will try to resume peace talks with India only after election results are out as it is "useless" to talk to New Delhi because no big decisions are expected from the present Indian government, a senior minister has said.

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said if a number of countries were talking to the Taliban, and if India has an interest in Afghanistan, then "we should also join the bandwagon". He asserted, however, that the same analogy cannot apply to Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he will seek talks with India and Afghanistan as part of a regional peace initiative and claimed that foreign policy would be determined by the civilian government, setting up a potential clash with the powerful military.

Akhilesh Yadav and estranged father Mulayam Singh Yadav are making a renewed effort at a truce to keep their Samajwadi Party from cracking in two just ahead of the election in Uttar Pradesh. After a meeting that expanded beyond two hours, sources said a peace treaty was discussed with these compromises: Mulayam Singh, who was replaced as party pres...

An all-party resolution has appealed for peace and dialogue with all to resolve the Kashmir crisis, emphasising that there can be "no compromise on the issue of national sovereignty."

Pakistan has blamed the Indian media for creating "hype" over remarks by its envoy over the peace process and said it was ready to talk to India when the latter is ready.

Success of Nepal's new Constitution will depend on "consensus and dialogue" and India was for peace, stability and overall development of the Himalayan nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today after holding extensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli.

Pakistan has said that no terrorist group will be allowed to derail the dialogue process with India.

A dialogue with Pakistan is possible only in a peaceful atmosphere and this can be achieved only when the neighbouring country takes action against the people involved in terror activities in India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.

Pakistan today said that it will not start any dialogue with India if Kashmir issue was not a part of the agenda, even as US Secretary of State John Kerry advised the two neighbours to resume peace talks.

The Centre on Tuesday informed parliament that peace talks with the armed Naga group, NSCN-IM, have reached an advanced stage. It, however, added that no time frame can be given at the moment regarding the final agreement. The group's contentious demands for a separate flag and constitution had derailed the talks last year.

India on Friday blamed China for the stand-off in Eastern Ladakh, criticising the country once again for violating bilateral agreements", as the stalemate dragged on towards the new year with no breakthrough in sight.

The National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM), an armed Naga group that has been engaged in peace talks with the central government, on Monday said it had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February and had offered to hold talks abroad if its "stay in India is no more welcome".

The government has ruled out a separate flag and constitution for the Nagas as demanded by the NSCN-IM, and made it clear that the endless negotiations with the insurgent group under the shadow of guns is not acceptable. Interlocutor for the Naga talks and Nagaland Governor RN Ravi said the government is determined to conclude the decades-long peac...

Pakistan will no longer seek dialogue with India as it has repeatedly rebuffed peace overtures, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, a charge rejected by New Delhi which has repeatedly asked Islamabad to take "credible" action against terror groups to resume the talks.

Pakistan will try to resume peace talks with India only after election results are out as it is "useless" to talk to New Delhi because no big decisions are expected from the present Indian government, a senior minister has said.

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said if a number of countries were talking to the Taliban, and if India has an interest in Afghanistan, then "we should also join the bandwagon". He asserted, however, that the same analogy cannot apply to Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he will seek talks with India and Afghanistan as part of a regional peace initiative and claimed that foreign policy would be determined by the civilian government, setting up a potential clash with the powerful military.

Akhilesh Yadav and estranged father Mulayam Singh Yadav are making a renewed effort at a truce to keep their Samajwadi Party from cracking in two just ahead of the election in Uttar Pradesh. After a meeting that expanded beyond two hours, sources said a peace treaty was discussed with these compromises: Mulayam Singh, who was replaced as party pres...

An all-party resolution has appealed for peace and dialogue with all to resolve the Kashmir crisis, emphasising that there can be "no compromise on the issue of national sovereignty."

Pakistan has blamed the Indian media for creating "hype" over remarks by its envoy over the peace process and said it was ready to talk to India when the latter is ready.

Success of Nepal's new Constitution will depend on "consensus and dialogue" and India was for peace, stability and overall development of the Himalayan nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today after holding extensive talks with his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli.

Pakistan has said that no terrorist group will be allowed to derail the dialogue process with India.

A dialogue with Pakistan is possible only in a peaceful atmosphere and this can be achieved only when the neighbouring country takes action against the people involved in terror activities in India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today.

Pakistan today said that it will not start any dialogue with India if Kashmir issue was not a part of the agenda, even as US Secretary of State John Kerry advised the two neighbours to resume peace talks.