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Relations between India and Pakistan have reached a "threshold of a new phase" but the ongoing dialogue process "hinges" on Islamabad's adherence to its commitment not to allow the territory under its control to be used for cross-border terrorism, External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh said in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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"Complex and longstanding issues that have defied solution for decades and in which strong sentiment is invested, stand very little chance of being tackled successfully in an atmosphere of suspicion and hostility," he said.
"We are in the midst of a serious, constructive and purposeful dialogue process and this has yielded tangible benefits to the people of both countries," Singh said at the launch of Indo-Pak Parliamentary Forum in a speech which was read in his absentia as he was unable to attend the programme due to bereavement in his family.
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During the last one year, "remarkable and positive developments" have been witnessed and these have brought the bilateral relations to the "threshold of a new phase," he said, however emphasising, "bilateral dialogue process hinges on Pakistan adhering to its commitment not to allow any territory under its control to be used for cross-border terrorism against India."