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India, Pakistan Hold First Talks Since 2008

   New  Delhi  halted  peace  talks  with  Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai
   terror attacks

   VOA News 25 February 2010

Photo: AFP

   Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao

   The  foreign  secretaries  of  India  and  Pakistan  met  in New Delhi
   Thursday  for the first official talks between the two countries since
   the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
   There  are  low  expectations  of  a breakthrough in the talks between
   India's  Nirupama  Rao  and  her  Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir.
   But, the meeting itself is considered a step forward.
   The  two sides disagree on a range of issues, including what topics to
   focus on in Thursday's meeting.
   India  is  interested  in  discussing  Pakistan's fight against terror
   groups  in  the  country,  like those that India blames for the Mumbai
   attack.   That  incident  prompted  India  to  halt  peace  talks with
   Pakistan.
   Pakistan wants more wide-ranging talks that include issues such as the
   territorial  dispute  over  Kashmir.   The two nuclear armed neighbors
   have fought two wars over the region, which is claimed in full by both
   countries.
   Some information for this report was provided by AP, Reuters and AFP

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