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| India's Modi and Pakistan's Sharif hold talks | |
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| Indian PM Narendra Modi is meeting his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of a summit in Russia. | |
| This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Mr Sharif attended Mr Modi's oath taking ceremony in May 2014. | This is the first meeting between the two leaders since Mr Sharif attended Mr Modi's oath taking ceremony in May 2014. |
| But relations have deteriorated since then and in August India cancelled talks with Pakistan after accusing it of interfering in its internal affairs. | But relations have deteriorated since then and in August India cancelled talks with Pakistan after accusing it of interfering in its internal affairs. |
| The rivals have fought three wars since Independence, two of them over Kashmir. | The rivals have fought three wars since Independence, two of them over Kashmir. |
| Mr Modi is meeting Mr Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Russia on Friday. | |
| The two leaders spoke by phone in June, at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. | The two leaders spoke by phone in June, at the start of the holy month of Ramadan. |
| High-level talks between the nuclear-armed rivals also took place in March, but other meetings have been called off amid tensions. | High-level talks between the nuclear-armed rivals also took place in March, but other meetings have been called off amid tensions. |
| On the eve of Friday's talks, India accused Pakistan of killing a border guard in a firing incident along the de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir. | On the eve of Friday's talks, India accused Pakistan of killing a border guard in a firing incident along the de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir. |
| Kashmir, claimed by both countries in its entirety, has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years. | Kashmir, claimed by both countries in its entirety, has been a flashpoint for more than 60 years. |
| A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but the neighbours often accuse each other of violating it. | A ceasefire agreed in 2003 remains in place, but the neighbours often accuse each other of violating it. |
| Last September, in his first speech at the UN, Mr Modi said he wanted peace talks with Pakistan but insisted it must create an "appropriate atmosphere". | Last September, in his first speech at the UN, Mr Modi said he wanted peace talks with Pakistan but insisted it must create an "appropriate atmosphere". |
| In 2013 months of clashes left more than 20 Indian and Pakistani soldiers dead. Nearly as many civilians, most of them on the Pakistani side, were also killed. | In 2013 months of clashes left more than 20 Indian and Pakistani soldiers dead. Nearly as many civilians, most of them on the Pakistani side, were also killed. |