View from Dawn: India-Pakistan backchannel talks are at a standstill and may fall apart

Pakistani officials say the ball is in New Delhi’s court.

Fahd Husain, Dawn.com

· May 07, 2021 · 07:30 pm

MEA downplays Pakistani news report that claimed Modi has conveyed readiness for peace talks

The ministry said the prime minister had responded to Imran Khan’s congratulatory message ‘as per the established diplomatic practice’.

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· Jun 20, 2019 · 01:07 pm

‘Pakistan remains ready to discuss terrorism,’ Imran Khan writes in letter to Narendra Modi

Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said Islamabad was waiting for a formal response from India.

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· Sep 20, 2018 · 02:08 pm

Pakistan must change its mindset about ‘good and bad’ terrorists, India says at United Nations

Indian ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said it was New Delhi’s vision to ensure Afghanistan ‘regains its place’.

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· Jan 20, 2018 · 06:34 pm

‘Talks on terror can definitely go ahead’: MEA admits that India and Pakistan NSAs held discussions

Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said New Delhi raised the issue of cross-border terrorism.

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· Jan 11, 2018 · 07:33 pm

'Pakistan is the Ivy League of terrorism': What was Indian envoy Eenam Gambhir responding to?

The riposte to Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's statement that "India has posed unacceptable preconditions to engage in a dialogue".

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· Sep 24, 2016 · 01:00 pm

Formal talks with Pakistan have resumed, but India maintains the old Kashmir-shaped silence

Given the recent turmoil in the Valley, New Delhi's silence seems ill advised.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Apr 27, 2016 · 07:30 am

#ProfilesforPeace: Facebook users change profile pictures to urge India, Pakistan to keep talking

The social media campaign seems to be taking off steadily on both sides of the border as citizens appeal against war-mongering.

Mayank Jain

· Jan 11, 2016 · 02:30 pm

As shadow of terror hangs over talks with Pakistan, Narasimha Rao has a lesson for Modi

The prime minister should revisit his predecessor's brave initiative regarding Iran in 1993.

MK Bhadrakumar

· Jan 04, 2016 · 08:00 am

Narendra Modi to visit Pakistan in 2016, says Sushma Swaraj

The prime minister will participate in the SAARC summit next year, a decade after Atal Bihari Vajapayee visited the country.

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· Dec 09, 2015 · 04:10 pm

How Swaraj's trip is preparing the ground for Narendra Modi's visit to Pakistan next year

The 2016 SAARC summit in Islamabad is a major opportunity.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Dec 08, 2015 · 01:30 pm