External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh told the international community to correct the nuclear imbalance.
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.
India said Pakistan was a democracy deficit country and practises terrorism on its own people.
The spokesperson acknowledged that the peace process was not moving ahead at the desired pace.
India on Wednesday said 'it was unfazed' by the United States' opposition to the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline, adding it will continue to pursue gas imports from Iran to meet its energy requirements.
The BCCI expects Kapil Dev to groom the Indian speedsters who have made it to the bus to Pakistan.
'Forget about sending in troops or raining down missiles, but don't rule out occasional covert operations that target specific terrorist leaders.'
Pakistan, India and Iran are likely to meet in March next year to carry forward the negotiations on the tri-nation gas pipeline, even as the issue of gas pricing remains to be addressed.
Pakistan wants co-operation from the EU and the US.
The long-serving coach pointed out that Indian bowlers were still learning and were not unplayable. "In contrast, our bowlers are match-winners and that gives us the edge in this series."
India offers $1 billion towards Afghanistan's development during Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's visit.
In return, Pakistan will withdraw the case from the World Bank,says the South Asia Tribune.
India and Pakistan will appoint financial consultants to suggest project structure for the $4.16 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline by September 15.
India and Pakistan on Tuesday reported good progress in talks on finalising framework and a timetable for building the $4.16 billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.
India and Pakistan will on Tuesday discuss financing of the $4.1-billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, the transit fee that Islamabad will charge for allowing the passage of the pipeline to India and security issues.
Last week, Pakistan and Iran had signed a memorandum of understanding for the implementation of the 2600-km project.
The start of Indian lobbying in the US can be traced back to Pakistan's anti-India lobbying. Policy wonk Ashok Sharma documents this journey and its catalytic role in transforming the US-India relationship.
BHP Billiton, the world's largest diversified resources company, has said that there are sufficient features in the pre-feasibility study of the $4.16-billion Iran-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline to ensure safety.
Indian eves beat England by 38 runs to edge a convincing 4-1 series win.
India will tour from January 2, ahead of the Asia Cup, from February 14 to 26.
Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday denied any differences within the government on the $4.16-billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline and said New Delhi was going ahead with the project as scheduled.
With Pakistan moving towards tactical nuclear weapons, there is an increasingly higher risk of nuclear theft, a US think-tank report has warned ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington later this month.
Introducing a new irritant into the bilateral ties, Pakistan has complained to UN Security Council alleging that India was building a wall along the International Border in violation of the world body's resolutions.
Voicing "concern" over the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, the United States has said that it was sharing its feelings with the two South Asian nations in a "constructive" manner and not in a "negative way".
BHP Billiton, the Australian consultant which carried out pre-feasibility survey of the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline, has said that the 2775-km long pipeline project has sufficient safeguards to prevent any disruption in the supplies.
Gwadar port India is hardly taking any note of developments in Balochistan. To counter and restrict China influence there, India needs to aggressively move forward on further consolidating its friendly relationship with Iran and Afghanistan, says Abhay Jere.
India is likely to join a consortium involving Iran and Pakistan to build the much delayed $7.4-billion Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline
The ICC's one-day rating of 97, following the series loss to Pakistan, is India's lowest since it was introduced in 2002.
India's per capita GDP of $5,238 in 2013 was 65 per cent lower than Iran, 54 per cent lower than Maldives, 44 per cent lower than Sri Lanka and 27 per cent lower than Bhutan, according to the Human Development Report 2015
