India-Iran to discuss Pakistan sponsored terrorism

October 28th, 2009 ANANTNAG - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said his government was ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan, but asked Islamabad to curb the activities of those elements that are engaging in terrorism in India. After underlining that his government was ready to discuss all subjects with Pakistan, he said: "For a productive dialogue it is essential that terrorism must be brought under control.

October 28th, 2009 ANANTNAG - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday sought to reach out to the Pakistan government by saying that it was the desire of India and the people of Pakistan to live in peace. Addressing a mammoth gathering in Anantnag before flagging off a train service between south and north of Jammu and Kashmir, the prime minister, however, underlined that Pakistan needed to curb terrorism directed at India.

October 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India and Pakistan must work together to counter terrorism, Pakistani foreign office spokesman said here Tuesday. India must stop blame game as time has come to solve all outstanding issues with tranquility, the Online news agency quoted foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit as saying.

July 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The India-Pakistan joint statement signed in Egypt was against the "national consensus" that there should be no talks until Pakistan takes concrete action against terrorism, BJP leader L.K. Advani said Tuesday after meeting President Pratibha Patil along with NDA parliamentarians.

July 28th, 2009 ABOHAR - India has time and again stated that Pakistan should stop allow its territory to be used by terrorists against India, before any serious dialogue could commence. Radio Pakistan seems to be worried that forces in Pakistan would continue their terrorist acts, and the possibility of an India-Pakistan dialogue would recede.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has made clear that India will not bow to any external pressure on the participation in Iran - Pakistan - India gas pipe line. Replaying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Deora said there are some outstanding issues including finalization of the gas price with Iran.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday called on veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani at his residence here and discussed a host of issues, including India-US relations and terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - India and Pakistan Thursday said that dialogue was only answer to promote better neighbourly relations and that terrorism should not be linked to their composite dialogue process. A joint statement issued after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and Yousaf Raza Gilani of Pakistan here also agreed that the two countries will share real time credible and actionable information on any future terrorist threat.

June 16th, 2009 YEKATERINBURG - Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in the next few weeks and review Islamabad's actions against terrorism before taking a decision on resuming their "composite dialogue", it was decided during talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali Zardari here Tuesday. The two leaders agreed to a meeting between their foreign secretaries to discuss the "primary issue" of terrorism and report to them before the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in the Egyptian town of Sharm-al-Sheikh in mid-July, officials said.

April 22nd, 2009 ON BOARD AIRCRAFT TO MADHYA PRADESH - The Bharatiya Janata Party's Prime Ministerial candidate, L.K. Advani, on Wednesday declared that if the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was elected to power at the end of this year's general elections, one of his first tasks would be to scrap the joint-anti-terrorism mechanism that exists between India and Pakistan.

April 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke arrived in New Delhi late last night and is expected to brief the Indian leadership about his recent visit to Pakistan and President Obama's new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke is being accompanied by the Chairman of the U.S.

March 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With American President Barack Obama's new strategy envisaging a bigger role for India in stabilising Afghanistan, US special envoy Richard Holbrooke comes here next week to explore ways in which New Delhi could help in defeating the Taliban - a common enemy. Holbrooke, Obama's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is likely to be in India April 7, official sources told IANS.

March 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India and Iran explored prospects of cooperation in stabilising Afghanistan and in combating terrorism Saturday, a day after US President Barack Obama unveiled a regional approach towards the violence-torn country. The situation in Afghanistan figured prominently in discussions between National Security Advisor M.K.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Continuing its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, India Friday welcomed the US remarks saying Pakistan in the 'epicentre of terrorism' and called upon the world to take action against terror from Pakistani soil. Defence minister A.K.

December 26th, 2008 KOLKATA - India is not against any particular country but against terrorism, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday, and urged the Pakistani leadership to join hands in combating it together. 'India is not against any particular country or any religion.