A public relations disaster for India
The general opinion is that while the media in Pakistan would concentrate on the perceived Indian rigidity on the Kashmir issue, the Vajpayee government would be left in the lurch, chiefly on account its reluctance to open channels with the Indian media.
Vajpayee seeks release of PoWs, Musharraf promises action
Vajpayee told Musharraf that the PoWs issue is a human problem and urged purposeful action to end the agony of the families of the soldiers.
Musharraf blindsides Vajpayee with media blitz
Asked if he was willing to give a commitment on Pakistan not encouraging violence in Kashmir, Musharraf said: "We are not encouraging violence there. It is an indigenous freedom struggle."
10 protesters held outside Musharraf's hotel
Among them was Vipul Purohit, the 30-year-old son of Flight Lieutenant Manohar Purohit who is among the 54 who went missing during the last war with Pakistan.
Kashmir omission not deliberate: Sushma
By way of explanation, Swaraj said: "I was commenting on the positive aspects of the talks. But they thought that I had deliberately omitted all reference to Jammu and Kashmir, which was never my intention."
No CBMs till Kashmir is solved: Musharraf
Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf insisted this morning that Kashmir is the central issue between India and Pakistan, but added that he was willing to discuss it in tandem with other issues.
Indo-Pak Summit: The Complete Coverage
CHAT TRANSCRIPT
'The status quo in J&K should be left undisturbed'
'I do not think that we should have within India people who are not willing to be its citizens,' says defence analyst K Subrahmanyam.
MONEY
The ups and downs of Indo-Pak trade
Time was when goods and traders moved across freely between India and Pakistan.
MARKET REPORT
Sensex ends with a loss of 19 points
Market loses ground on selling pressure in new as well as old economy stocks. Tech pivotals end in the negative zone. Old economy pivotals end in the red.
MONEY
Don't exit UTI's US-64 now, say analysts
Small investors should not exit the Unit Trust of India's beleaguered US-64 fund for the next two years since it offers a better guaranteed rate of return than fixed income instruments, analysts said.
UK NEWS
UK Muslims want riots investigated
Fresh unrest broke out over the weekend at another town, Stoke-on-Trent, with an estimated 200 British Pakistanis involved in clashes with police.
Menu, not summit, grips UK media
While most British papers tucked the summit into their inside pages, the menu at the summit, including crushed pearl, coral and mica among exotic ingredients served at the Musharraf-Vajpayee lunch had better display, with The Times putting it on the front page.
MOVIES
Kareena's glued to the cell phone; Shah Rukh is calm
On the sets of Asoka The Great.
NET GUIDE
Want Arjun Rampal as your chat buddy?
This model turned actor gets on to the Net.
ASCII Art
Create art with your keyboard: Five sites.
Indian girl stages own kidnap based on movie
A 17-year old girl in Pune fools the police. A toilet that
emails you details. More headlines...
COLUMN
No Fault Of Mine
'Blaming Pakistan for our ills is now profoundly part of our ideas of who we are as a nation. As patriotic Indians, we must believe the worst about Pakistan, hate its citizens. Just as much, no doubt, as patriotic Pakistanis are asked to hate India and Indians. Somewhere in there is the true Indian tragedy of Kashmir,' says Dilip D'Souza.
INTERVIEW
'Kashmir will be the last issue to be resolved'
Ashok Kapur, professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, Canada, tells Ramesh Menon that a stronger Pakistan is in India's interest.
CRICKET
Tendulkar will get fit and play: Ganguly
The India skipper denied media reports that the master batsman will miss the early part of the Sri Lankan tour for reasons other than the 'foot injury'.
GUEST COLUMN
What lies beneath...the averages
Subodh Chitre attempts to prove who's a better batsman: Sachin Tendulkar or Michael Bevan?
SPORTS
Randhir Singh elected IOC member
The ace shooter-turned-administrator was among six elected to the apex world sports body in Moscow on Monday.
Rogge elected IOC president
The Belgian surgeon won an absolute majority in the second round of voting to take control of the world's apex sports body.
The Rajiv-Zia
Ram and Allah, Be Kind in Agra
'It is a lose-lose situation'