A Year After Mumbai, India Offers to Talk With Pakistan, The New York Times, 4 February 2010
EXCERPT: "India has proposed high-level talks with Pakistan, the first of their kind since the attack on Mumbai by Pakistani militants in November 2008, but Pakistan has not yet accepted the invitation and is seeking clarification about what will be up for discussion. India invited Pakistan’s foreign secretary, Salman Bashir, to meet with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi later this month, said Abdul Basit, a spokesman for Pakistan’s Foreign Office. He said Pakistan requested 'a clarification about the content of these talks' several days ago and was waiting for the Indian response. Pakistan has said it is interested in resuming talks only if they cover a wide range of issues beyond terrorism. A broad engagement between the countries was broken off after the 10 Pakistani gunmen attacked in Mumbai killing at least 163 people. Fitful attempts at restarting talks have proved largely fruitless. There is little chance that Pakistan will decline the new invitation. The stakes for Pakistan are high, with urgent questions such as water rights and trade on its agenda."
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