Modi confirms participation in SAARC Summit to be held in Islamabad

Both the representatives discussed couple of issues related to terrorism, regional situation, Kashmir dispute, to trade and bilateral ties between the two nuclear-potent neighbouring countries.

“During the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Modi use to say that talks and firing across the border do not take place at the same time”.

Pitching for better ties with the neighbouring countries, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said that India is ready to work with Afghanistan and Pakistan claiming that “the heart of Asia can not function if its arteries are clogged”. “The Heart of Asia Conference is of enormous importance as it will look into Afghanistan’s issue and this is the reason I came here to attend this event”, she maintained.

Indo-Pak cricket series – An announcement on India-Pakistan cricket series is likely to be made on Wednesday’s Sushma Swaraj-Nawaz Sharif meet.

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in Ufa, Russia, in July, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had invited Modi to attend the Saarc summit next year which the latter had accepted.

In a surprising move, India-Pakistan had NSA-level talks in Bangkok on Sunday on a wide range of issues including terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir, and border issues. They said that Pakistan wants an worldwide presence in the entire process because of the long history of mistrust and suspicions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

When asked whether Kabul trusts Islamabad’s commitment to help promote the Afghan peace, Rabbani said the Pakistani leadership at the meetings reassured that peace in Afghanistan was vital for stability in their own country. A few days ago, reports had claimed that some LeT terrorists have intrude into Indian territory to carry out a big attack in New Delhi targeting PM Narendra Modi.

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj today called on Afghan President Ashraf Ghani here and discussed connectivity, terror threats to the war-torn country and the peace and reconciliation process there.