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| S Asia rivals 'to rebuild trust' | S Asia rivals 'to rebuild trust' |
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| India says it has taken a "first step" towards rebuilding trust with Pakistan after their first formal talks since the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. | India says it has taken a "first step" towards rebuilding trust with Pakistan after their first formal talks since the 2008 Mumbai (Bombay) attacks. |
| "We have agreed to remain in touch," Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said after the meeting in Delhi. | "We have agreed to remain in touch," Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said after the meeting in Delhi. |
| She did not say if another round of talks was planned. | She did not say if another round of talks was planned. |
| India put peace talks on hold after the attacks, blaming them on Pakistan-based militants. Pakistan admitted they had been partly planned on its soil. | India put peace talks on hold after the attacks, blaming them on Pakistan-based militants. Pakistan admitted they had been partly planned on its soil. |
| Analysts had not expected any major breakthrough in Delhi. | Analysts had not expected any major breakthrough in Delhi. |
| On the eve of the talks, the two states exchanged terse allegations over the disputed territory of Kashmir which lies at the heart of their decades-old dispute. | On the eve of the talks, the two states exchanged terse allegations over the disputed territory of Kashmir which lies at the heart of their decades-old dispute. |
| 'Good chemistry' | 'Good chemistry' |
| Mrs Rao said India had approached the talks with "open minds, fully conscious of the trust deficit between the two countries". | Mrs Rao said India had approached the talks with "open minds, fully conscious of the trust deficit between the two countries". |
| ANALYSIS By Soutik Biswas BBC News, Delhi Nobody expected any breakthroughs, and hopes for progress between the feuding neighbours had rarely been lower in recent times. | |
| Differences over thorny issues like militancy and Kashmir remain. The trust and confidence painstakingly won over years of negotiations after a ceasefire in 2004 must first be regained before any real progress can be made. | |
| It is going to be painfully slow just to get back to where the two sides were before the attacks on Mumbai. According to many reports, the rivals had been near to a breakthrough on Kashmir when the attacks took place. | |
| History - the removal of President Pervez Musharraf - and militancy conspired almost to negate the gains of dialogue. This just proves how fragile the relationship remains and how difficult it is even to regain lost ground. | |
| "Talks were candid. There was good chemistry between the two delegations. We had useful discussions," she told reporters. | "Talks were candid. There was good chemistry between the two delegations. We had useful discussions," she told reporters. |
| She said Pakistan wanted to resume the so-called "composite dialogue" - covering a range of key issues - but India felt the time was not yet right to do so "because the climate of trust and confidence has to be built up". | She said Pakistan wanted to resume the so-called "composite dialogue" - covering a range of key issues - but India felt the time was not yet right to do so "because the climate of trust and confidence has to be built up". |
| Mrs Rao added: "I told them about our concerns about terrorism emanating from Pakistan. We agreed on step-by-step engagement." | Mrs Rao added: "I told them about our concerns about terrorism emanating from Pakistan. We agreed on step-by-step engagement." |
| Her Pakistani counterpart, Salman Bashir, is expected to give a news conference shortly. | Her Pakistani counterpart, Salman Bashir, is expected to give a news conference shortly. |
| Correspondents say the meeting 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. | Correspondents say the meeting 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. |
| Going into the talks, the two sides had very different views of what should be on the agenda. | Going into the talks, the two sides had very different views of what should be on the agenda. |
| Pakistan wanted to discuss a range of issues including Kashmir, which both countries claim in its entirety. India, however, said these were "talks about talks" and there was only one item to discuss - terrorism. | Pakistan wanted to discuss a range of issues including Kashmir, which both countries claim in its entirety. India, however, said these were "talks about talks" and there was only one item to discuss - terrorism. |