According to customs officials, the cross-border movement of trucks will drop further.
Amid outcry over the beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistani Army near the Line of Control, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Tuesday said war is not the "only option" and cautioned that no hasty decision should be taken regarding ties with the neighbouring country.
Tension prevailed on Friday along the India-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir where the army has been on a state of alert after repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops. "The borderline with Pakistan is tense. But the situation is under control (along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir)," an army official said on Friday.
Terrorism and narco trafficking will be high on the agenda when Pakistan's Interior Secretary Syed Kamal Shah holds talks with India's Home Secretary V K Duggal from Monday. \n\n
In December last year, United States President Barack Obama issued a secret directive to all the top officials in his administration dealing with internal security and foreign policy affairs, urging them to find out ways to increase America's involvement in alleviating the rising tension between India and Pakistan, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.The directive was mentioned, says WSJ, in a memo written by National Security Adviser James Jones.
Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi lived up to their billing and won their first ATP title of the season, overcoming Robin Haase and Milos Raonic 7-6 (8), 3-6, 11-9 in the summit clash of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany on Sunday.
The agreed text of the proposed agreement on pre-notification of the tests will be referred to the foreign secretaries of the two countries for formalisation, Shankar said after the talks with Pakistan's additional secretary.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi missed out on capturing their second ATP title of the season after losing the fiercely fought final of the St. Petersburg Open to Daniele Bracciali and Starace Potito, at St.Petersburg.
The Center for Preventive Action, established in 1994 by the United States council on foreign relations to prevent, defuse, or resolve deadly conflicts around the world to expand the body of knowledge on conflict prevention, has published a survey, identifying possible contingencies which have a likelihood to occur in 2013.
After the Test series against England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has barred international photo agencies from covering the much-awaited India-Pakistan limited overs series, starting December 25 in Bangalore.
Former Bush Administration official Ashley J Tellis, considered one of US' foremost strategic experts, praised Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his forbearance in dealing with Pakistan, while the addressing the Congress on the impending threat posed by the Lashkar-e-Tayiba on Thursday.
"One of our key pillars (is) that something spurs up as a result of a Lashkar-e-Tayiba, you know, as they continue to try and trigger some kind of impact between Pakistan and India in the region," The Dawn quoted Kearney, as saying."And so it's keeping an eye on the ball forward as we protect the ball here at home," he added.
"No progress whatsoever could be made in the talks between the foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India on Thursday so it could be stated that talks have been unsuccessful," The News quoted Syed Salahuddin, UJC chairman, as saying. "The core issues, including the Kashmir imbroglio, were not discussed by the foreign secretaries of the two countries," he added.
A wave of suicide attacks in Kabul, which left 18 people dead -- half of them Indians, once again highlighted the bloody wrestle between India and Pakistan for influence in Afghanistan.
The Barack Obama administration has said the meeting of foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, held in New Delhi on Thursday, is a 'courageous' step by the leaders of the two neighbouring countries. "We certainly commend the leadership of political courage and making sure that the meeting takes place. Now, the challenge is to build on this going forward," said Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P J Crowley.
As India and Pakistan return to the dialogue table after a 14-month-long hiatus, analysts believe resuming deliberations with Islamabad after the Mumbai terror attacks has become a personal priority and a political risk for the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
India and Pakistan are talking once again today at the official level. The preparation on the Indian side leaves no doubt that the focus will be on terrorism. The foreign ministry is consulting with the home ministry, defence ministry and security agencies. Pakistan will be placed in the dock. We can reasonably expect Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao to press for the complete unravelling of the 26/11 conspiracy.
The bond between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Karachi-born Mohammad Bashir aka 'Chacha Chicago' blossomed during the 2011 World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan and has only grown stronger since then. Such is the attachment that Bashir has flown to Manchester from Chicago (approximately 6000 kms) for Sunday's high-octane Indo-Pak contest without a match ticket.
United States President Barack Obama's Special Envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke said that while Washington supports renewed contacts between Pakistan and India and wants the process to continue, Pakistani leaders should not burden the nascent process with insistence on 'core issues,' specifically Kashmir.
Amarinder Singh failed spectacularly in these assembly elections -- his new party failed to open its account, his ally BJP fell flat and he failed to even win his own constituency.
Former Pakistan captain Aamir Sohail has called for an early resumption of cricketing ties with India to repair the damaged relations between the two countries after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chief of Pakistan People's Party, on Monday said that the vexed issue of Kashmir was the root cause of hostility between India and Pakistan.
Indian Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai on Friday agreed to work jointly to build "strong relations" between their countries, amid growing tensions along the border.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi finished runners-up at the ATP Sydney International after losing 6-7 (3), 6-7(3) to unseeded Canadian-Serbian combination of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic on Saturday.
Indian Coast Guard officials and their counterparts in Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency, after two-days of talks, finalised a Memorandum of Understanding that would be signed after endorsement by the respective governments.
As history beckons Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, who are just one win away from winning the US Open, the Indian tennis fraternity on Thursday showered encomiums on the Indo-Pak pair for their incredible run at the last grand slam of the season.
Officials from the Permanent Indus Water Commissions of both countries had earlier met to resolve differences over the Baglihar project but failed.
The London Conference on Afghanistan will be an occasion which India could use to showcase its massive humanitarian efforts in war-ravaged countries, which many diplomats believe is "undervalued" and little understood by the international community. India is providing US $ 1.3 billion in aid to improve infrastructure, education and medical health of the beleaguered country.
United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday ruled out the possibility of his country playing a role in facilitating the resumption of the composite dialogue between Pakistan and India, which has been stalled since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Bruce Riedel, who spearheaded President Barack Obama's strategic review on Afghanistan and Pakistan, believes that aggressive US diplomacy to resolve the differences between India and Pakistan is 'absolutely critical' for the 'long-term chances of stabilising Afghanistan, and even more importantly, Pakistan'.He pointed out that "it got a whole lot more difficult," on 26/11 in Mumbai.
Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has welcomed the resumption of bilateral cricket ties with India and called on the arch-rivals to reciprocate soon.
The sharing of river waters between India and Pakistan is a "sensitive issue" that has the potential for triggering a war between the two countries, an adviser to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Scores of intellectuals, campaigners and political activists are expected to join the march that will culminate in Multan on May 11.
The Border Security Force foiled an infiltration bid by an alleged Pakistani group through the Harami Nala area of the Kutch district bordering Pakistan early on Saturday morning after a fierce gun battle, officials said.
At present India is exporting soya extracts, green chillies and potatoes.
Stressing on the need for resumption of bilateral talks between India and Pakistan on all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said extremists could try to provoke a war between the two countries if such issues are not resolved."We've encouraged both Pakistan and India to resume dialogue and talk about everything, including Kashmir, because now the security of both countries is threatened by forces of extremism,"she said
o dates have been fixed in this regard yet. The ministry of external affairs is expected to make a formal statement in this regard on Thursday.
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