May 18 Gandhi Declines Post As Prime Minister of India By PBS News Hour Sonia Gandhi, whose Congress party won a landslide election, announced Tuesday she will not accept the post of prime minister of India. Gandhi made her decision following protests from Hindu nationalists over the fact that she was born in Italy. Continue reading
May 13 Indian Prime Minister Resigns After Surprising Party Defeat By PBS News Hour Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned in the wake of the crushing defeat of his governing Bharatiya Janata Party in India's general elections. Close to 380 million voters turned out for the elections held over three weeks. Continue reading
Oct 22 India Outlines Steps to Improve Ties With Pakistan India unveiled several proposals Wednesday aimed at improving relations with longtime rival Pakistan, and agreed to meet with members of the separatist movement in India's portion of Kashmir for the first time in 13 years. Continue reading
May 30 Kashmiri Fighters Say Pakistan Has Closed Border, India Deploys Troops Militant Kashmiri separatists accused the Pakistani government Friday of selling out their cause by closing the border with the disputed region of Kashmir. Continue reading
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