New Delhi: The Indo-Pak talks at the Foreign Secretary level in Islamabad concluded on Friday with Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir releasing a joint statement. Both parties reiterated they needed to tackle terror jointly, with Nirupama Rao saying there was no place for military conflict in the 21st century. "Ideology of military conflict should not have any place in the paradigm of our relationship...
06:43 PM, Jun 24, 2011
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India needs to understand that the absence of violence in the Kashmir Valley is not peace, and that development and dignity for all Kashmiris go ...
11:25 AM, Jun 23, 2011
New Delhi: India and Pakistan aim to nudge forward the peace process on Thursday, when Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will meet her counterpart Salman Bashir in Islamabad. But, given the fragile relationship, hopes are deliberately being kept low. The Government said that the Foreign Secretary went to Islamabad with an open and constructive mind, and also with realistic expectations. "The thrust of our approach will be to narrow the...
07:43 AM, Jun 23, 2011
Islamabad: India and Pakistan begin peace talks on Thursday, an important safety valve between two nuclear-armed countries which the United States hopes will help stabilise the region as it prepares to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. But after many false starts, hopes were being kept deliberately low for the two days of talks between Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart, Salman Bashir. "We have realistic expectations," an Indian...
01:38 PM, Jun 22, 2011
Washington: Welcoming India "as a strong and enduring Asia-Pacific partner", the US and Japan have said they would promote a trilateral dialogue among the three nations. The two sides "welcome India as a strong and enduring Asia-Pacific partner and encourage India's growing engagement with the region and participation in regional architectures", said a joint statement that was issued on Tuesday after the first US-Japan Security Consultative Committee Meeting held since...
10:57 AM, Jun 22, 2011
Islamabad: Ahead of the crucial Foreign Secretary-level talks here, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani today said that the "core issues" between the two countries should be addressed with sincerity in the bilateral dialogue process. Gilani "underlined the imperative of addressing the core issues with sincerity" under the dialogue process that resumed earlier this year. He also highlighted the need for "increased trade between the two countries as well as the...
03:55 PM, Jun 21, 2011
Washington: The United States has said it has not diluted its stand on peace talks with the Taliban, even as it has established 'preliminary contacts' with the terror outfit. "Those are firm redlines because without renouncing violence, without accepting the Afghan constitution, and without cutting their ties with al-Qaeda, these Taliban extremists have not rot really renounced extremism. Those are the basics for reconciliation," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said....
09:06 AM, Jun 21, 2011
New Delhi: Is it the end of the road for the Lokpal panel? Talks between the government and social activists could be headed for a collapse after they disagreed on all key issues " Anna Hazare's team has threatened a walkout if the prime minister is exempted from the bills ambit. Fearing a repeat of the Anna movement, the government is trying to persuade Baba Ramdev to call off his...
08:24 AM, May 31, 2011
Defence Secretaries of India and Pakistan meet for talks on the Siachen Glacier after a gap of three years.
10:56 AM, May 30, 2011
New Delhi: After a gap of three years, defence secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on the long-pending Siachen issue will kick off on Monday. "Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar will lead the Indian delegation during the two-day talks," a Defence Ministry official said, adding that "India and Pakistan decided to resume the talks last year after both Prime Ministers met in Thimpu." Pakistan's Defence Secretary Lt General (Retd) Syed Ather...
08:42 PM, May 29, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan and India began talks on Friday to resolve a border dispute over the Sir Creek estuary, as the nuclear-armed rivals make efforts to revive a peace process derailed by the 2008 Mumbai attack. The south Asian neighbours conducted a survey of the estuary in 2007 as part of a peace process begun in 2004, before the Mumbai attack by Pakistan-based militants, that killed at least 166 people, brought...
06:45 PM, May 21, 2011
New Delhi: A fresh round of talks was held between Government and striking Air India pilots on Thursday to sort out a few sticking issues in a bid to end the 9-day-old stir. With both sides stating that the parleys are moving in the right direction, they are hoping that an early resolution to the agitation may emerge soon. Air India services remained crippled for the ninth day today with...
05:51 PM, May 05, 2011
New Delhi: Striking Air India pilots continue hold the country to ransom for the 9th straight day. There is still no respite for Air India passengers as talks between pilots and management remained inconclusive on Wednesday. However, Civil Aviation Secretary Naseem Zaidi said that the first round of talks had covered majority of the issues and that the remaining one or two points would be discussed in a second meeting...
07:21 AM, May 05, 2011
Islamabad: India and Pakistan will hold their first trade negotiations in over two years in Islamabad on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani set the tone for the talks by saying on Tuesday that his country wanted "constructive engagement" with India. Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar arrived in Lahore with an official delegation on Tuesday for talks with his Pakistani counterpart Zafar Mahmood in Islamabad during April 27-28. Following...
12:30 AM, Apr 27, 2011
Reports had said that Manmohan Singh and Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held secret talks to discuss peace between the two countries. ...
08:07 AM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in secret talks with Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Kiyani through an unofficial envoy ahead of the cricket diplomacy at Mohali, according to 'The Times' of London. It said the back channel exercise that had been on for 10 months was aimed at ensuring the powerful Pakistani army's backing for the Indo-Pak peace process that had come to a halt after 26/11. The report...
08:03 AM, Apr 24, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh departed for China on Tuesday in a bid to boost economic ties between the two nations. Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao had agreed to take measures to promote Indian exports in China when Jiabao had visited India in December 2010. The two countries have agreed to increase bilateral trade to $ 100 billion by 2015, up from $ 60 billion in...
07:32 AM, Apr 12, 2011
New Delhi: Veteran social activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare on Friday said that he will end his fast on Saturday after government agreed to issue a formal order to set up a joint committee for drafting an effective Lokpal Bill. The announcement of an agreement came from both sides late in the night on the fourth day of Hazare's last-unto-death that triggered a nationwide support for his anti-corruption campaign. "Government...
09:06 PM, Apr 08, 2011
New Delhi: There are indications that the government and civil society have reached an agreement after four rounds of talks on Friday. The four-day fast held by ant-corruption crusader Anna Hazare may soon be over. Sources have told CNN-IBN that an agreement has been reached in the latest round of talks between representatives of Anna and the government. Indicating progress in talks with the government on the proposed formation of...
06:49 PM, Apr 08, 2011
Anna Hazare's fast unto death against corruption has entered the fourth day on Friday, as the logjam between Hazare supporters and the government continues over who will head the panel to redraft the Jan Lokpal Bill. Activist Swami Agnivesh will meet Cabinet Minister Kapil Sibal at his residence on Friday to end the logjam. ...
07:51 AM, Apr 08, 2011
