The Voice of Russia radio, known for reflecting the Kremlin's views, pointed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement about foreign linkages behind the terror attacks on the Indian capital.
The committee comprising three officials from each side would meet for two days to discuss issues, which India terms as the most 'crucial' concerning both countries.
'But there is more work to be done, and we have offered our good offices to the Indians and the Pakistanis over the last couple of days,' Powell said.
'There are retaliatory incursions, ambushes, captures and killings by Indian forces along the 700 km border; alleged spies are caught on both sides, then mutually traded as pawns; envoys are summoned in both capitals to be routinely given dressing downs.' 'And there is always a handy courier pigeon, like Sajjan Jindal, sent over to test the troubled waters,' says Sunil Sethi.
Ahead of his meeting with President George W Bush, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has urged the US to throw its weight behind the Indo-Pak peace process to ensure that it moved forward without interruption.
Leading businessmen from India and Pakistan on Monday called for closer commercial ties between the two countries and said commerce could well turn out to the harbinger of peace in the Subcontinent.
The problems of terrorism and lack of movement in punishing the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks were hindering progress in Indo-Pak ties, Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma said on Monday.
Although there has been no official word so far, it is unlikely that Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar would travel to Islamabd as planned this Thursday for talks with his Pakistani counterpart for the comprehensive bilateral dialogue.
Climate change is the official agenda for the 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Summit beginning on Wednesday, but the real focus will be on 'temperature' in Indo-Pak relations, which have always overshadowed such meetings.
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A week before Indo-Pak talks are slated to resume, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said India was not restarting the Composite Dialogue and that India will have terror on its agenda when the foreign secretaries meet.
India will issue visas to over 3,000 Pakistani cricket fans, intending to visit India to watch the limited over series, only after 'strict verification'.
Days after Pakistan said it would raise the alleged human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir in upcoming Indo-Pak talks, India on Tuesday made it clear that law and order cannot be questioned in the name of rights and that terrorism will be the focus of the parleys.
Desperate to revive bilateral series with India, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt has left for Colombo to attend the Asian Cricket Council meeting where he would take up the issue with BCCI officials separately.
In a bid to evolve a political consensus before the bilateral talks, the United Progressive Alliance government has begun discussions with opposition leaders as part of which Natwar Singh had met Leader of Opposition L K Advani on Thursday.
On the eve of the first post 26/11 Indo-Pak foreign secretary talks, the US is optimistic about it resulting in a sustained dialogue between the two for moving towards a more normalised relation.
The Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks are likely to go ahead as per schedule on February 25 despite the Pune bomb blast, with the incident expected to sharpen focus on the issue of terror that India is poised to raise.
Observing that Indo-Pak relations have never been as good as now, President Pervez Musharraf has, however, said he was disappointed with the lack of forward movement on the resolution of Kashmir issue.
The Madras High Court on Monday stayed an order of a single judge who had held that termination of tender proceedings was 'improper'.
Describing the improved Indo-Pak relationship in the region "a real game changer," the US has expressed satisfaction over the progress being made by the two neighbours on improving their bilateral trade and commercial ties.
Calling an improved Indo-Pak relationship in the region "a real game changer," United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the progress being made by the two countries on improving their bilateral trade and commercial ties.
The road link was mooted because the proposed rail link may take some time to open as it entails gauge conversion.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has requested the BCCI to include Mohali in the list of venues for the eagerly-anticipated Indo-Pak series later this year.
Facing difficulty in guarding riverine sections of Indo-Pak border, the Border Security Force has started installing laser walls to fill the gaps which saw several breach by militants from across the border.
India captain Rohit Sharma says he wouldn't mind playing Tests against Pakistan at a neutral venue as it would be a "great contest" against the "superb bowling line-up" of the arch-rivals.
The current Indo-Pak crisis over Kashmir is a godsend for the US. With tensions running high, Pakistan is in no position to militarily help the Taliban. Once this realisation dawns on the Taliban, they are likely to be more amenable to a compromise on American terms, says Colonel Anil Athale (retired).
Encouraged by a recent ICC statement on the importance of Indo-Pak cricket ties, the PCB has now sought the assistance of the ICC President Zaheer Abbas to convince India to play in December.
India's concerns over terror and slow pace of Mumbai trial were discussed in the first round of Indo-Pak foreign secretary-level talks dealing with the issue of peace and security during which the Samjhuta bomb blast case also came up with both sides holding "substantive" deliberations in a "forward looking" approach.
With the Indo-Pak dialogue in tatters and the respective armies exchanging fire across the Line of Control, an unexpected opportunity has presented itself for boosting trade between the two countries.
The BCCI chief ruled out the possibility of the issue figuring at the ICC's Executive Committee meeting.
Normalisation of Indo-Pak ties would not only augur well for bilateral trade but will also lead to an increase in regional trade by 15 per cent, the Governor of State Bank of Pakistan has said.\n\n\n\n
The handler of American-born Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist David Headley carried out reconnaissance in New Delhi when he came to the national capital in 2005 on the pretext of watching a Indo-Pak cricket match, according to an investigation report.
The CPWD has already completed 62kms of the border that passes through the dry terrain of Rann of Kutch, official sources said.
The 52-year-old, who has played 99 Tests and 334 One-Day Internationals, said that it was a fact that cricket relations between the two countries were subject to clearance from the governments.
The chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Najam Sethi has briefed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Indo-Pak cricket relations ahead of the Premier's two-day official visit to India.
India will give Pakistan a dossier on LeT terrorist Syed Zabiuddin Ansari, alias Abu Jundal, during Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks in New Delhi on Wednesday including the passport issued by Pakistan indicating the involvement of state agencies of that country.
Accusing the government of making a U-turn on holding talks with Pakistan following US "nudge", senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani has said that no concrete outcome is possible in any dialogue till that country abandons terrorism.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded "zero infiltration" for the first time in 2011 despite several attempts along the India-Pakistan border, the police said on Tuesday.
The government on Wednesday night issued a notification confirming the appointment of the management committee while removing Ramiz Raja, but the sitting chief selector Muhammad Wasim announced the squad for the NZ series.
Pakistan said on Tuesday that it had given a "blank cheque" to China to play a role in improving the Indo-Pak ties and it is for India to decide whether they would be comfortable with Beijing acting as a "third party".
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