Also in the pipeline, are talks on more bus services.
The framework agreement will be finalised by the end of the year.
The community of nearly 250 faces issues of work permits and property ownership.
Natwar Singh says the ongoing dialogue process between India and Pakistan "hinges" on Islamabad's adherence to its commitment not to allow the territory under its control to be used for cross-border terrorism.
Foreign Ministers of G-4\ncountries, including External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh,\nare here for crucial talks with their African counterparts
During her talks with Putin in his hometown St. Petersburg, Sonia was accompanied by External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and Indian Ambassador to Russia Kanwal Sibal.
During his four-day visit, Downer addressed the Confederation of Indian Industry and said Australian exporters could help Indian business.\n
In a bid to boost their bilateral ties, India and South Korea on Wednesday decided to step up efforts to take their economic partnership to a higher level by utilising synergies in trade, investment and hi-tech areas.
The two countries said their goal is to promote synergies in all aspects of space collaboration, including satellite fabrication and launch.
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.
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."
Breaking its silence on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers, particularly inmates of Abu Ghraib jail, India on Tuesday termed such acts as 'abhorrent'.
Pakistan on Monday said that it was ready to provide international guarantees afresh to India to lay the gas pipeline from Iran to Gujarat via its territory provided there were no "extraneous conditionalities" attached to it.
Meetings of SAARC foreign ministers and foreign secretaries will precede the summit.
External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh maintained that India will demand veto power if it gets the permanent seat in the Security Council.
Pakistan expressed its willingness to play a Test match in Mumbai and said that it would hold discussions with BCCI to resolve the differences over playing in Ahmedabad.
Imran Khan has said that the Indian foreign ministry has cleared his visit to Kashmir Valley next year.
"Around 45,000 pilgrims will perform Haj through private tour operators," External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh said at the Annual Haj Conference in New Delhi.
Most Japanese and Chinese imported oil and one-third of the world's traded goods pass through this area in Southeast Asia.
At a meeting with the prime minister, Leader of Opposition Sonia Gandhi insisted that Congress president suggested the government consult other political parties before taking any decision on the issue.
Khan claimed he was informed by late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and former foreign minister Natwar Singh during a conference that Kashmir would have been resolved if the BJP had not lost the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.
'Dr Singh, visibly relieved, said, 'Yesterday night I couldn't sleep. I stayed awake, praying throughout. You have saved the country'.' A fascinating excerpt from former atomic energy chief Dr Anil Kakodkar's memoir Fire And Fury: Transforming India's Strategic Identity.
'He was a very good friend for India. He stood by us through thick and thin.'
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