May 08 Armitage Sees Beginning of India-Pakistan Dialogue U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, in Pakistan as part of a three-day South Asian tour, said he was "cautiously optimistic" about the beginning of talks between the Islamabad government and its nuclear rival India. Continue reading
May 06 Pakistan Responds to India’s Call for Diplomatic Relations Pakistan's prime minister announced Tuesday that his country will reopen road, rail, air and sports links with neighboring India in new moves aimed at restoring diplomatic ties between the nuclear-armed rivals. Continue reading
May 02 India to Restore Diplomatic Relations With Pakistan Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee told his parliament Friday that he will make new and decisive moves toward peace with Pakistan, an attempt he called the "last in my lifetime."… Continue reading
Sep 16 Kashmiri Voters Head to Polls for State Elections By Admin Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir turned out in moderate numbers for the first round of a state election Monday, defying threats of violence from separatist militants protesting Indian rule in the region long disputed by India and Pakistan. Continue reading
Jul 03 Kashmir Violence Flares, Renewing Tensions Despite recent efforts to ease tensions between nuclear-capable rivals India and Pakistan, twelve people were killed last night during clashes within the Indian-controlled section of Kashmir. Nine of those killed were separatist militants. Continue reading
Jun 07 U.S. Official Says India-Pakistan Tensions Easing Following separate meetings with the leaders of India and Pakistan, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said tensions between the nuclear-capable neighbors are beginning to ease, but the threat of war still looms in the embattled region. Continue reading
Jun 04 Musharraf, Vajpayee Fail to Meet At Asian Summit Attempts to spur a meeting between Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee continued to flounder Tuesday as tensions over the disputed Kashmir region remained high. Continue reading
Jun 03 Musharraf Presses for Meeting With India While Violence Continues Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf offered to hold face-to-face peace talks with India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to resolve their military standoff, as fierce fighting continued between the two nations in the region of Kashmir. Continue reading
May 31 Americans Advised to Leave India As Tensions With Pakistan Continue The U.S. State Dept. urged some 60,000 Americans and its nonessential diplomatic staff to leave India on Friday, citing increased conflict along the Pakistani border. Continue reading
May 30 Bush Sends Rumsfeld to India-Pakistan As Violence Continues President Bush announced Thursday he is sending Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the Asian subcontinent to try to quell tensions heightened by fighting in the disputed province of Kashmir. Continue reading