India has asked Pakistan to waive the $200 million transit fee a year for allowing passage of a pipeline carrying natural gas from Iran.
In a presentation prepared for the incoming Narendra Modi-government, the ministry listed national oil companies losing focus on domestic exploration as well as legal disputes around signed contracts with private explorers among the five things that went wrong during the United Progressive Alliance regime.
Ignoring objections from the US, India on Monday said it will go ahead with the proposed gas pipeline project with Iran.
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation gathered for their 5th summit in Shanghai
Stating that Pakistan can serve as a 'hub of economic activity' in the region by developing energy corridors, President Pervez Musharraf has offered to extend the proposed multi-billion-dollar Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline to China.\n\n
The question really is whether the US can be persuaded to embark on a path of calibrated and stronger sanctions on Pakistan.
Pakistan and India are among four developing countries where the largest number of 23 million children are still out of school though the overall number fell sharply due to a large reduction in India.
India is likely to sign a $145 billion deal by June to import natural gas from Iran through the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline after Tehran lowered the sale price by 30 per cent.
Differences over the price of natural gas to be imported through the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline persisted on Friday, but the three countries agreed to appoint an international consultant to look into the issue.
The uncertainty over $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline plan has prompted India to look at the Turkmenistan-Pakistan-Afghanistan pipeline project to meet its growing energy requirements
Kulkarni said that he has accepted Kasuri's invitation to join the launch of his book 'Neither a Hawk nor a Dove' in Karachi on November 2.
The former Indian skipper will feature in the first Asian Super Sixes tournament in Pakistan next month.
The Bush Administration recently approved the sale of 18 new F-16 fighter jets with an option of an additional 18 to Islamabad as part of a $ five-billion-dollar deal.\n\n
In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India said perpetrators of violence in Afghanistan must not be allowed safe havens in its neighbourhood, as it slammed the United Nations Security Council's sanctions regime for not designating the leader of Taliban as terrorist, calling such an approach a "mystery."
The two sides also reviewed the existing visa procedures to promote tourism and culture and discuss the cultural exchange programme for 2006-08.
Differences over pricing of gas has lead to postponement of the first ministerial tripartite meeting between India, Iran and Pakistan on the proposed over $ 7 billion pipeline from Iran.
Russia has supported the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, saying it would help ease risks to global energy security.
It is because of the feared domestic backlash that the Modi government is now stepping up pressure on Pakistan to accommodate Indian interests.
Having outplayed Bangladesh 'A' in all the departments in the first unofficial ODI, an upbeat India 'A' will be looking to keep the winning momentum.
If Pakistan allows India to send its investigation team to question Azhar it would take the India-Pakistan camaraderie to a new level, says Rajeev Sharma.
India will be looking to capitalise on home advantage when they take on Spain in their opening match of the Champions Trophy hockey tournament on Saturday.
India on Tuesday said recent developments on the Line of Control raised "doubts on Pakistan's sincerity" and stressed the need for both countries to forge a common policy for combating terrorism.
At the core of Sharif's initiatives is the belief that Pakistan's economic revival is not possible until it has improved and tension-free relations with neighbouring countries, particularly India and Afghanistan, said Tariq Fatemi, the Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs.
Besides other issues, lack of pact between India and Pakistan on the price of the gas led to the delay in the project.
Musharraf said the proposals were bold and well considered in the context of finding a solution to the Kashmir issue, which would be acceptable to Pakistan, India and the people of Kashmir.
He said there will not be exclusive pipelines for India and Pakistan.
Iran on Tuesday said India had not been 'ousted' from the proposed $7-billion tri-nation pipeline, even as it set an August deadline for New Delhi to sign an agreement on the project.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying said China-Pakistan cooperation is in accordance with the 48-member nuclear club, which supervises global nuclear commerce.
Tehran is seeking at least 7.2 dollars per mBtu price for gas it wants to sell to India and Pakistan through the over 7 billion dollar pipeline while New Delhi is willing to pay no more than 4.2 dollars per mBtu for gas delivered at its border.
He, however, declined to give details of his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying there is need for confidentiality while the process is underway.
India said Pakistan was a democracy deficit country and practises terrorism on its own people.
An Indian-American man has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on charges of providing material support to Sikh separatist groups in India planning terrorist attacks.
Indian opener Rohit Sharma said that the team will not only be thinking of Pakistan's ace pacer Muhammed Amir, who has made a successful comeback after being suspended owing to match-fixing, but the team has a plan to counter all bowlers from the arch-rivals. "I have played him before but also other bowlers. We are preparing for each individual and not just about one. We have to be well prepared and we are up for the challenge. We are not thinking too far ahead and doing everything possible we can to win games," Rohit said on the eve of India's Asia Cup T20 match against Pakistan. Rohit also praised the selectors and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for giving him the confidence when he had a string of low scores at the start of his international career. "If any individual knows that he has the backing of the team, that's when he opens up and expresses himself better -- gets the performance going," Rohit told mediapersons in Fatullah on Friday. "For us also, we have been playing with the squad for a while which shows that we have a good bunch, which is ready to take up the challenge at any given point of time. That's a good sign and we are very proud of that.
'Forget about sending in troops or raining down missiles, but don't rule out occasional covert operations that target specific terrorist leaders.'
India on Monday said that gas imports from Iran by pipeline passing through Pakistan was indispensable to its economic growth and will enter into trilateral dialogue on the pipeline early next year.
India offers $1 billion towards Afghanistan's development during Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit.
India's petroleum minister has that the proposed $7.4 billion gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan was a risky proposition and could face financial problems.
