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India says peace talks to resume with Pakistan

India says peace talks to resume with Pakistan

India and Pakistan have agreed to resume peace talks that were broken off by New Delhi after the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Indian sources said on Thursday.

Obama to push cooperation to India Parliament

US President Barack Obama met India’s president on Monday ahead of talks with government leaders that will see him address Parliament.

Games chief says all countries will take part

Games chief says all countries will take part

The Commonwealth Games Federation chief said on Saturday there was still work to be done amid concerns about security.

Pakistan

Pakistan, India joust after peace-talks deadlock

Pakistan said on Friday that India’s "selective" approach to issues has led to what analysts say is a stalemate in talks.

Air crash puts focus on India infrastructure

Air crash puts focus on India infrastructure, safety

An air crash in India that killed 158 people has underlined fears about safety gaps in the country’s booming airline industry.

India

India, Pakistan hold first talks since Mumbai attacks

India and Pakistan hold their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks on Thursday, a meeting that may help thaw their frigid relations.

UN climate negotiators hammer out initial draft

Negotiators facing a Friday deadline hammered out an initial draft United Nations climate pact overnight.

India: Kyoto climate pact in ‘intensive care’

The Kyoto Protocol is in ”intensive care” and global negotiations to extend the pact have stalled, India’s environment minister said on Wednesday.

India to enforce energy efficiency in climate fight

India will make energy efficiency ratings a must for electric appliances from January, stepping up domestic efforts to fight climate change.

Climate debuts in India polls

India’s parties are offering environment plans in their manifestos for the first time, but the chances of climate policies after the election are slim

Nepal parties try to form govt after Maoists quit

Nepal’s political parties met on Tuesday in a bid to form a new coalition after Maoist Prime Minister Prachanda resigned.

India says Pakistan is whipping up war hysteria

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday that Pakistan was whipping up war hysteria.

India: Pakistan still failing to crack down on militants

India’s defence minister said on Friday that Pakistan was still failing to crack down on militants blamed for the Mumbai attacks.

Indian Muslims under pressure in Mumbai aftermath

In a government morgue in Mumbai lie the bodies of nine Islamist militants responsible for killing 179 people in a bloody attack on Mumbai.

Captured militant tells of training in Pakistan

The gunman captured during the attacks on Mumbai said he had undergone months of commando-style training in a Islamist militant camp in Pakistan.

Troops retake Jewish centre, hotel in Mumbai

Commandos stormed a Jewish centre and a luxury hotel in Mumbai on Friday to retake them from Islamist militants on the third day of attacks.

Indian troops storm Jewish centre in Mumbai

Indian commandos stormed a Jewish centre in Mumbai on Friday evening, killing two Islamist gunmen but failing to save five hostages.

Commandos storm Mumbai Jewish centre

Heavy gunfire erupted on Friday after Indian commandos were dropped by helicopter on to the roof of a Jewish centre in Mumbai.

India police raid slums, relatives angry after bombs

Police officers trawled slums in India’s capital on Sunday rounding up suspects, after serial bombings in the city a day earlier killed at least 20.

India’s stage-managed torch relay meets protests

The Olympic torch was paraded through India’s capital on Thursday, along a historic thoroughfare purged of spectators, as 15 000 police officers kept protesters from the world’s…