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| India and Pakistan have exchanged terse allegations over the disputed territory of Kashmir ahead of peace talks which begin in Delhi on Thursday. | India and Pakistan have exchanged terse allegations over the disputed territory of Kashmir ahead of peace talks which begin in Delhi on Thursday. |
| Indian border guards in Kashmir said they came under fire from Pakistan on Wednesday, a claim denied by Islamabad. | Indian border guards in Kashmir said they came under fire from Pakistan on Wednesday, a claim denied by Islamabad. |
| The conflicting claims coincided with the arrival of the Pakistani foreign secretary in Delhi for the talks. | The conflicting claims coincided with the arrival of the Pakistani foreign secretary in Delhi for the talks. |
| They are the first between the two nuclear-armed neighbours since the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. | They are the first between the two nuclear-armed neighbours since the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. |
| India says that the attacks were carried out by Pakistan-based militants. | India says that the attacks were carried out by Pakistan-based militants. |
| Decades of hostility | Decades of hostility |
| Wednesday's shooting in the south of Indian-administered Kashmir is alleged to have taken place in the Samba area. | Wednesday's shooting in the south of Indian-administered Kashmir is alleged to have taken place in the Samba area. |
| "The firing from across the border started early morning. A BSF [Border Security Force] personnel was injured," Vinod Sharma, a spokesman for the border guards, told Reuters news agency. | "The firing from across the border started early morning. A BSF [Border Security Force] personnel was injured," Vinod Sharma, a spokesman for the border guards, told Reuters news agency. |
| Hundreds of thousands of troops are based in Kashmir | Hundreds of thousands of troops are based in Kashmir |
| But Nadeem Raza, a spokesman for Pakistan's paramilitary Rangers, told Reuters: "Our troops were not involved in any firing. There may be some problem on their own side." | But Nadeem Raza, a spokesman for Pakistan's paramilitary Rangers, told Reuters: "Our troops were not involved in any firing. There may be some problem on their own side." |
| The Kashmir dispute has been at the centre of decades of hostility between India and Pakistan and the cause of two of their three wars since independence from British rule in 1947. | The Kashmir dispute has been at the centre of decades of hostility between India and Pakistan and the cause of two of their three wars since independence from British rule in 1947. |
| Thousands of Indian troops are fighting a two decade-old separatist insurgency in Kashmir. | Thousands of Indian troops are fighting a two decade-old separatist insurgency in Kashmir. |
| Clashes | Clashes |
| "It is good to be back," Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told reporters as he arrived at Delhi airport. "I have come here to bridge the differences [and] I am hopeful of a positive outcome." | "It is good to be back," Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told reporters as he arrived at Delhi airport. "I have come here to bridge the differences [and] I am hopeful of a positive outcome." |
| Mr Bashir - who met Kashmiri separatist leaders in India on Wednesday - is leading a five-member delegation and will meet his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao for closed-door talks. | Mr Bashir - who met Kashmiri separatist leaders in India on Wednesday - is leading a five-member delegation and will meet his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao for closed-door talks. |
| SOUTIK BISWAS'S INDIA India and Pakistan are not two ordinary sparring neighbours - they are nuclear-armed estranged siblings with a history of three wars, brinkmanship and endless sniping Read Soutik's blog | SOUTIK BISWAS'S INDIA India and Pakistan are not two ordinary sparring neighbours - they are nuclear-armed estranged siblings with a history of three wars, brinkmanship and endless sniping Read Soutik's blog |
| Correspondents say the talks could eventually pave the way for the resumption of the formal peace process broken off after the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 174 people were killed, nine of them gunmen. But few experts expect any major breakthroughs. | Correspondents say the talks could eventually pave the way for the resumption of the formal peace process broken off after the 2008 Mumbai attacks in which 174 people were killed, nine of them gunmen. But few experts expect any major breakthroughs. |
| There has been a spate of clashes since then along the Line of Control that separates Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. | There has been a spate of clashes since then along the Line of Control that separates Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir. |
| India said on Tuesday that three of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with militants in Indian-administered Kashmir. Officials say that at least two militants were also killed. | India said on Tuesday that three of its soldiers have been killed in clashes with militants in Indian-administered Kashmir. Officials say that at least two militants were also killed. |
| The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says these are the highest casualties suffered by Indian forces in an operation in the disputed territory so far this year. | The BBC's Altaf Hussain in Srinagar says these are the highest casualties suffered by Indian forces in an operation in the disputed territory so far this year. |
| The clashes began early on Tuesday morning in the Chinkipora area in Sopore town, 54km (33 miles) north of Srinagar city. | The clashes began early on Tuesday morning in the Chinkipora area in Sopore town, 54km (33 miles) north of Srinagar city. |
| A police officer told the BBC that the militants armed with grenade launchers and other sophisticated weapons put up a tough fight in Sopore. | A police officer told the BBC that the militants armed with grenade launchers and other sophisticated weapons put up a tough fight in Sopore. |
| Fighting continued until late on Tuesday and the military operation resumed on Wednesday morning. | Fighting continued until late on Tuesday and the military operation resumed on Wednesday morning. |