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Singh and Zardari set to meet Indian and Pakistani leaders meet
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The leaders of India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in what would be their first encounter since last November's Mumbai attacks. The leaders of India and Pakistan have met for the first time since last November's Mumbai (Bombay) attacks.
India's PM Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari are expected to meet on the sidelines of a summit in the Russian city of Yekatarinburg. Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari held talks on the sidelines of a summit in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
More than 170 people died in the Mumbai attacks, including nine gunmen. Reuters news agency reported that the two men shook hands.
Relations between the two countries deteriorated sharply after after Delhi said the attackers were from Pakistan. More than 170 people died in the Mumbai attacks. Relations between the two countries nosedived after Delhi said the gunmen were from Pakistan.
Pakistan denied any responsibility in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, but later admitted that the attacks had been partly planned from its soil. Pakistan denied any responsibility in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, but later admitted they had been partly planned from its soil.
The sole surviving suspected gunman is Pakistani and is currently on trial in Mumbai.The sole surviving suspected gunman is Pakistani and is currently on trial in Mumbai.
'Mend fences''Mend fences'
Indian PM Manmohan Singh said earlier this month that his government would seek to mend fences with Pakistan provided it cracked down on militants.Indian PM Manmohan Singh said earlier this month that his government would seek to mend fences with Pakistan provided it cracked down on militants.
Mr Singh's statement indicated no dramatic shift in policy, correspondents say.Mr Singh's statement indicated no dramatic shift in policy, correspondents say.
On his part, Mr Zardari has urged India to resume bilateral talks "unconditionally". He has said it was in the interest of both nations to keep alive the dialogue on all issues, including terrorism. For his part, Mr Zardari has urged India to resume bilateral talks "unconditionally". He has said it is in the interest of both nations to keep alive the dialogue on all issues, including terrorism.
Mr Singh, who is in Yekaterinburg to attend two international meetings, is expected to convey his "unhappiness" over Pakistan's "inaction" against terrorism directed at India during his meeting with Mr Zardari on Tuesday, reports say. Few details have emerged of Tuesday's talks so far.
Media reports in India say Indian officials are refusing to speculate about what might emerge from the 30-minute meeting between Mr Singh and Mr Zardari. Mr Singh, who is in Yekaterinburg to attend two international meetings, was expected to convey his unhappiness over Pakistan's "inaction" against terrorism directed at India, reports said.
Indian officials refused to speculate beforehand about what might emerge from the planned 30-minute meeting between Mr Singh and Mr Zardari.
"We are against setting markers because all we do is feed the enemies of peace, who then know what they have to do to stop the process," an official was quoted as saying by The Hindu newspaper."We are against setting markers because all we do is feed the enemies of peace, who then know what they have to do to stop the process," an official was quoted as saying by The Hindu newspaper.
India pulled out of talks with Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks. Strains
It has since accused Pakistan of "not being serious enough" about bringing the perpetrators behind the Mumbai attack to justice. India pulled out of long-running peace talks with Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks.
The recent release on bail of Hafiz Saeed, the head of the Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, has further worsened relations between the two countries. It has since accused Pakistan of "not being serious enough" about bringing those who planned the Mumbai attacks to justice.
The charity is accused of being a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group India says was behind the attacks. The recent release on bail of Hafiz Saeed, the head of the Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa, put further strain on relations between the two countries.
The charity is accused of being a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group India says carried out the attacks.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa - listed by the US as a terrorist organisation - denies any links with militants.Jamaat-ud-Dawa - listed by the US as a terrorist organisation - denies any links with militants.