Singh to outline Pakistan stand

29 July 2009

Indian PM Manmohan Singh is due to make a statement clarifying the government's stand on peace talks with Pakistan.
The move comes a fortnight after a joint statement issued by the two neighbours created confusion.
The statement had said they would fight terrorism without linking such co-operation to wider peace talks.
But after the joint statement Mr Singh said India would not start peace talks with Pakistan until the Mumbai attacks suspects are brought to justice.
The joint statement was issued after Mr Singh met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Egypt.
It said action on terrorism "should not be linked to the composite dialogue process" - which includes talks on the disputed territory of Kashmir.
Correspondents say many in India have seen the joint statement as a major climb-down in Delhi's stance.
The document also mentioned the situation in Balochistan, raising concerns in India that it implied the country's "meddling" in the internal affairs of Pakistan.
source: bbc.com

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