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Pakistan, India to Resume Peace Talks

IN THIS ISSUE: India, Pakistan agree to resume peace talks, UK case for Trident 'thin," secret uranium talks with India, UN backing new fuel supply plan, Pakistan may be building 4th plutonium reactor, did Obama sellout Britain to Russia on sub nukes?

Published on February 10, 2011
 
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India, Pakistan Agree to Resume Peace Talks

Ravi Nessman | Associated Press

Gilani and Krishna in July

India and Pakistan announced Thursday they would resume wide-ranging peace talks that were frozen after the 2008 terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, which were blamed on Pakistan-based militants.

The U.S. has been pressing the nuclear-armed rivals to restart their peace efforts in hopes that reducing tensions along their border would free Pakistan to focus on its fight against Taliban militants - a key element of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.

The decision followed talks Sunday between the foreign secretaries of the two countries in Bhutan, the latest in a yearlong string of meetings of top officials intended to rebuild the nations' shattered trust.

A statement released simultaneously in New Delhi and Islamabad said the new talks would focus on counterterrorism, humanitarian issues, peace and security, the disputed Kashmir region and other border issues.
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