Pak’s failure to ‘incarcerate’ Saeed behind ‘failed’ Indo-Pak Secy level talks: Analysts

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Pakistan’s dilly dallying attitude over prosecuting Jamaat-ud-Daawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed, the prime accused in the 26/11 Mumbai carnage, has served a heavy blow to the much awaited dialogue between India and Pakistan on the margins of the NAM summit here, as the Foreign Secretary level talk between both the nations have failed to produce any substantial results.

15th NAM Summit begins in Sharm-el-Sheikh

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - The XVth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit began here on Wednesday. Heads of Government of 118 developing nations will discuss issues related to the global economic downturn, terrorism, climate change and food security during the summit.

15th NAM summit opens

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Amid doubts over its relevance in an increasingly unipolar world, the 15th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) opened Wednesday with leaders from 118 member countries gathering on the banks of the Red Sea in this Egyptian town to debate on peace and solidarity as well as the economic crisis.

‘I am willing to come to India to talk,’ says Pak FS

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - After his late night meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, which the two sides described as frank and detailed, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Salman Basheer expressed regret that relations between the two South Asian neighbours had come to such a pass that they have to meet thousands of miles away here in Egypt.

PM arrives in Egypt for XVth NAM Summit

Sharm el-SHEIKH - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in Egypt late on Tuesday night to attend the two-day XVth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit.

India, Pak foreign secretaries burn midnight oil to find common ground

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan - Shiv Shankar Menon and Salman Basheer - burnt the midnight oil on Tuesday to try to work out some kind of framework to lay the ground for the resumption of talks between the two countries.

Pak FS Basheer says composite dialogue provides an ideal format for talks with India

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Speaking shortly after a late night meeting with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon here, a visibly tired Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Basheer said he brought up the issue of the resumption of the composite dialogue between the two countries.

I retrace my father’s footsteps in Sharm-el-Sheikh after 48 years

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - As part of the media team accompanying the Prime Minister to Egypt to take part in the 15th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit meet, I can’t help but feel a sense of anxiety.

India-Pakistan relations getting back on track?

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries will hold a second round of talks Wednesday before their prime ministers meet Thursday morning, official sources said, holding out the possibility of Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani making a joint declaration after their interaction.

India, Pakistan foreign secretaries talk, to meet again Wednesday

Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir, who met here late Tuesday, will meet once again Wednesday before the prime ministers of the two countries hold talks, official sources said.

Manmohan Singh arrives in Egypt

Sharm el-SHEIKH - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his delegation arrived at this Egyptian town Thursday evening, just in time for Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon to meet his Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir.

India calls for NAM solidarity to counter terror, meltdown

Sharm el-SHEIKH/NEW DELHI - Underlining its commitment to renewing the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), India Monday asked the NAM countries to unequivocally condemn terrorism and called for greater solidarity among developing countries to counter the global financial meltdown.

Gaza donor summit pledges billions, urges open crossings

Sharm al-SHEIKH - World leaders gathered for a donors conference in this Egyptian resort city Monday urged swift action to rebuild the battered Gaza Strip, and pledged billions of dollars in reconstruction aid.

Clinton pledges $900 mn in aid to Palestinians

Sharm al-SHEIKH - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday pledged $900 million in aid to Palestinians and promised there would be active US involvement in efforts to broker a peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Mideast status quo benefits extremists: Sarkozy

Sharm al-SHEIKH - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, speaking at the opening of an international donors conference in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh Monday, urged a swift and comprehensive resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Leaders gather in Egypt for Gaza summit

Sharm al-SHEIKH - World leaders met in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm-al-Sheikh Sunday to discuss means of establishing a lasting peace in Gaza, as sporadic incidents continued despite a unilateral Israeli truce that took effect early Sunday.

Egypt summit pledges aid, support for Gaza

Sharm al-SHEIKH - World leaders assembled in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm al-Sheikh Sunday called for a durable peace between Israelis and Palestinians and pledged aid and technical support to shore up the less-than-one-day-old ceasefire.