Pm Modi-sharif Meeting

Government on Saturday dismissed as "false and baseless" the allegation of senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met underworld don Dawood Ibrahim during his Lahore visit.

Such initiatives, spontaneous and innovative, deserve celebration instead of mindless criticism. These can rekindle hope, no matter how momentary, instead of the obvious despair. Both Prime Minister Modi and Nawaz Sharif have with equal grace seized upon every opportunity presented thus far.

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.

Pakistan's opposition leader Imran Khan today asked Pakistan and India to engage in dialogue through institutional framework even as he termed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi a "conflict of interest".

The US and UN today welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Pakistan, saying improved ties between the two neighbours will benefit the entire region.

The US today welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Pakistan, saying that improved ties between the two countries will benefit the entire region.

The US has welcomed the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia today, saying the tension between the two South Asian neighbours is not in anyone's interest.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif today for the first time in seven months, for formal bilateral talks on the sidelines of a key the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Russia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged pleasantries with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif this evening at a dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of their first bilateral talks.

A brief meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif may have salvaged a summit of South Asian leaders, with all eight countries clinching a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today called for "a dispute free South Asia where instead of fighting each other we fight disease and poverty" - in what was seen as a muted reference to an ongoing standoff on talks with India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not meet with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif today when he holds a series of bilateral meetings with leaders on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Nepal.

As the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu gets underway tomorrow, tensions between India and Pakistan are threatening to overshadow everything else.

India today did not rule out a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Nepal on the margins of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC Summit, with the External Affairs Minister saying "wait till tomorrow".

Government on Saturday dismissed as "false and baseless" the allegation of senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had met underworld don Dawood Ibrahim during his Lahore visit.

Such initiatives, spontaneous and innovative, deserve celebration instead of mindless criticism. These can rekindle hope, no matter how momentary, instead of the obvious despair. Both Prime Minister Modi and Nawaz Sharif have with equal grace seized upon every opportunity presented thus far.

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.

Pakistan's opposition leader Imran Khan today asked Pakistan and India to engage in dialogue through institutional framework even as he termed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi a "conflict of interest".

The US and UN today welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Pakistan, saying improved ties between the two neighbours will benefit the entire region.

The US today welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Pakistan, saying that improved ties between the two countries will benefit the entire region.

The US has welcomed the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia today, saying the tension between the two South Asian neighbours is not in anyone's interest.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif today for the first time in seven months, for formal bilateral talks on the sidelines of a key the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Russia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanged pleasantries with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif this evening at a dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of their first bilateral talks.

A brief meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif may have salvaged a summit of South Asian leaders, with all eight countries clinching a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today called for "a dispute free South Asia where instead of fighting each other we fight disease and poverty" - in what was seen as a muted reference to an ongoing standoff on talks with India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not meet with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif today when he holds a series of bilateral meetings with leaders on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Nepal.

As the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu gets underway tomorrow, tensions between India and Pakistan are threatening to overshadow everything else.

India today did not rule out a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Nepal on the margins of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation or SAARC Summit, with the External Affairs Minister saying "wait till tomorrow".