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| India puts Pakistan talks on hold | India puts Pakistan talks on hold |
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| India will not start peace talks with Pakistan until the Mumbai attacks suspects are brought to justice, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said. | India will not start peace talks with Pakistan until the Mumbai attacks suspects are brought to justice, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said. |
| Mr Singh was speaking after meeting his Pakistani counterpart in Egypt. | Mr Singh was speaking after meeting his Pakistani counterpart in Egypt. |
| A joint statement said the two countries would co-operate to fight terrorism - and this should not be linked to wider peace talks. | A joint statement said the two countries would co-operate to fight terrorism - and this should not be linked to wider peace talks. |
| The talks were suspended after the Mumbai (Bombay) attacks in which militants killed more than 160 people. | The talks were suspended after the Mumbai (Bombay) attacks in which militants killed more than 160 people. |
| India says the gunmen were from Pakistan and has accused the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba of being behind the attacks. | |
| Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil - and vowed to do all it can to bring the suspects to justice. | Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil - and vowed to do all it can to bring the suspects to justice. |
| Pakistan 'happy' | Pakistan 'happy' |
| Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Mr Singh met in Egypt, on the sidelines of a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. | Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Mr Singh met in Egypt, on the sidelines of a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. |
| It was third high-level meeting between the two nuclear-armed neighbours since the Mumbai attacks last November, which brought an abrupt halt to peace talks. | It was third high-level meeting between the two nuclear-armed neighbours since the Mumbai attacks last November, which brought an abrupt halt to peace talks. |
| Both leaders agreed that terrorism is the main threat to both countries Joint statement Full text: India-Pakistan statement Breaking the ice? | Both leaders agreed that terrorism is the main threat to both countries Joint statement Full text: India-Pakistan statement Breaking the ice? |
| "Both leaders affirmed their resolve to fight terrorism and co-operate with each other to this end," the joint statement from the talks said. | "Both leaders affirmed their resolve to fight terrorism and co-operate with each other to this end," the joint statement from the talks said. |
| "Pakistan has provided an updated status dossier on the investigations of the Mumbai attacks," the statement said. | "Pakistan has provided an updated status dossier on the investigations of the Mumbai attacks," the statement said. |
| The two leaders also agreed to "share real-time, credible and actionable information on any future terrorist threat". | The two leaders also agreed to "share real-time, credible and actionable information on any future terrorist threat". |
| Last week Pakistan said the trial of five men suspected of involvement in the attack on Mumbai's Taj Hotel was likely to start this week. | Last week Pakistan said the trial of five men suspected of involvement in the attack on Mumbai's Taj Hotel was likely to start this week. |
| The prime ministers' joint statement said action on terrorism "should not be linked to the composite dialogue process" - which includes talks on the disputed territory of Kashmir. | The prime ministers' joint statement said action on terrorism "should not be linked to the composite dialogue process" - which includes talks on the disputed territory of Kashmir. |
| The Mumbai attacks led to a freeze in ties between the two countries | The Mumbai attacks led to a freeze in ties between the two countries |
| The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says many in India were likely to see this as a major climb-down in Delhi's stance. | The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says many in India were likely to see this as a major climb-down in Delhi's stance. |
| But later, Mr Singh told a news conference: "Composite dialogue cannot begin unless and until terrorist heads which shook Mumbai are properly accounted for, [and] perpetrators of these heinous crimes are brought to book." | But later, Mr Singh told a news conference: "Composite dialogue cannot begin unless and until terrorist heads which shook Mumbai are properly accounted for, [and] perpetrators of these heinous crimes are brought to book." |
| Mr Gilani told the BBC he was confident things were moving in the right direction - and he was happy that the Pakistanis had supplied new intelligence of interest to the Indians. | Mr Gilani told the BBC he was confident things were moving in the right direction - and he was happy that the Pakistanis had supplied new intelligence of interest to the Indians. |