The two countries said their goal is to promote synergies in all aspects of space collaboration, including satellite fabrication and launch.
"Now the question is why the Indian government decided to act on a report, which was completely trashed in other parts of the world. This I would reveal in my new book, which I am going to write soon," he said.
He said there was 'virtually no balance of power in decision-making'.
The two will discuss recent developments in bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest on regional and international issues.
We are ready for CBI probe: Jagat Singh
The Congress president has already got an invitation to visit Pakistan.
Shivraj Patil will be the home minister, while Natwar Singh will be the next external affairs minister.
Natwar said he favoured the closest of relations between India and the United States.
The senator is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday.
Meetings of SAARC foreign ministers and foreign secretaries will precede the summit.
"I am not going to speak through the media. I will make a suo motu statement when Parliament meets (later this month)," he said.
"The report has as much validity as the report by the CIA director about the alleged existence of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq," he said referring to the report by Paul Volcker, former chairman of the US Federal Reserve.
He will visit Kabul on February 15 before flying the same day to Islamabad for talks with Pakistani leaders.
Energy-hungry India, which is 70 per cent import dependant to meet its crude oil requirement, is mounting diplomatic initiatives to secure oil and gas from Gulf, Russia and Africa, Foreign Minister K Natwar Singh said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
She has also renewed her visa request with the Pakistan High Commission, which had earlier rejected her application.
The government on Friday approved a slew of measures to push the peace process including further liberalisation of the consular and visa services.
Jagat Singh, son of former external affairs minister Natwar Singh, who appeared before the Pathak Inquiry Authority going into the alleged pay-offs in the United Nations oil-for-food scam, on Tuesday said it asked him about his visit to Iraq.
After the formalities of the annual summit, the Russian Prime Minister will spend a day in Bangalore.
"If Pakistan thinks that only the Hurriyat represents the people of Kashmir, then there is something fundamentally wrong with their understanding of realities in J&K."
New Delhi hopes Musharraf will stand by his commitment not to allow Pakistani territory to be used for terrorist acts against India.
The external affairs minister blamed Vajpayee for the Kargil crisis.
External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh maintained that India will demand veto power if it gets the permanent seat in the Security Council.
This will be External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh's first visit to Pakistan after assuming office.
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