Nawaz, Modi to rendezvous in Russia

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are set to meet on the sidelines of a security summit in Russia on July 10, NDTV reported.

The meeting will take place in the Russian city of Ufa as the leaders attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, sources confirmed to NDTV.

Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman Qazi Khalilullah last week said the two leaders may meet on the sidelines of the summit, but added there had been no formal contact between the two leaders regarding such a meeting.

Indian PM Modi is expected to raise India’s concerns regarding terrorism, including the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi who was allowed to walk free in April, sources say.

Pakistan and India's presence at the summit comes as both countries have started the process of joining the security bloc led by China and Russia.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said ”...India and Pakistan's admission to the SCO will play an important role in the SCO's development, it will play a constructive role in pushing for the improvement of their bilateral relations.”

It is the first time the grouping has expanded since 2001.

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Harmony-1

Jul 06, 2015 12:00pm

No point meeting just for photo shoot. They should agree on a series of constructive dialogue and to put an immediate end to proxy wars.

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M. Asghar

Jul 06, 2015 12:16pm

Joining the SCO by India and Pakistan, should be a good sign for both the countries and Asia as a whole.

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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan

Jul 06, 2015 12:28pm

Love this picture. Both brothers are looking so happy.

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Padmakar

Jul 06, 2015 12:29pm

India now must get permanent membership of the UNSC as it represents whole south Asian region.

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Nikhilmali

Jul 06, 2015 01:09pm

Pakistan must support India bid into UN security council.. for permanent sit..

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Jul 06, 2015 01:28pm

@Padmakar I am Indian but I think you overstate India's status. India has some distance to go to be what you say it already is. Progress but not there yet

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Azmeen

Jul 06, 2015 02:04pm

@Nikhilmali Why?

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rahul1

Jul 06, 2015 02:08pm

@Rohit Sharma They shall talk about - Hope - brighter future for both countries

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mohit

Jul 06, 2015 02:12pm

@Azmeen for economic goodwill. India will ensure economic benefits for Pak in return and it will also be seen as a major CBM

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Pankaj

Jul 06, 2015 03:52pm

Looking at history we should not raise expectation.... Atleast try to have good photo for records.

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Jul 06, 2015 04:02pm

Great picture of Nawaz and Modi! They look good - smiling together and warmly shaking hands with each other When they meet in Russia, they must step up to prove their leadership in order to agree upon the agenda to be discussed at the summit between the two which should be held as soon as possible in Islamabad or Delhi. People of India and Pakistan deserve to live normal lives, meet each other and trade with each other in peace and with security. Nawaz and Modi should make their place in history by tearing down the walls and barriers which exist between the two countries. Modi and Nawaz have a choice to be run of the mill politicians and maintain status OR to be real leaders for changing the destiny of their nations and thus that of the South Asia

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Pragmatic

Jul 06, 2015 04:04pm

I get the feeling that NS wants to get along well with Modi and take advantage of India's financial growth for Pakistan's benefit. But the establishment doesn't want him to. We need to make a choice between rivalry and self-interest of the nation.

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M. Siddique

Jul 06, 2015 04:31pm

Foreign should also list out what issues Pak PM will raise such as Indian involvement in perpetuating terrorism in Pakistan. Pakistan should stop taking Indian allegations laying down. Be aggressive in dealing with Modi and thwart his attempts to be a bully.

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Shahid

Jul 06, 2015 06:03pm

Nawaz Sharif should decline this meeting. Should not meet them before India stops funding terrorism.

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sudhakar USA

Jul 06, 2015 06:49pm

@Shahid : Believe me the feeling is mutual. Really there is no meaning to meeting on the sidelines some where in distant Russia, when there are ample opportunities to meet bilaterally right at home in the sub continent. Hopefully, they will be dressed in their best attire at least for some good pics.

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Srk

Jul 06, 2015 07:14pm

@SK well it's not about progress if that was the case how did China get a seat almost 40 years back when they were not where they are now... It's about representation for Billion people!

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Black Sabbath

Jul 06, 2015 08:14pm

@Harmony-1 : "No point meeting just for photo shoot. They should agree on a series of constructive dialogue and to put an immediate end to proxy wars." Agreed.

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Black Sabbath

Jul 06, 2015 08:16pm

Why did Nawaz Sharif stop wearing traditional Pakistani attire? I remember, in his earlier term as PM he used to only wear traditional clothes & it suited him very much.

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Hindustani

Jul 06, 2015 09:49pm

these meeting needed for south Asia peace

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Kamran Rasool

Jul 06, 2015 11:01pm

Talks with India are useless as it will continue its illegal activities against Pakistan as well as atrocities in occupied J&K.

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Sanjoy Sankar Guha

Jul 06, 2015 11:31pm

@AW A truly Wholesome and Awesome comment. What you say is the need of the day.

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misterbhai

Jul 07, 2015 12:04am

Pakistan should play hard and not meet with Indian leadership until they take back all the rhetoric that came from Indian leadership during recent Indian election and then in Bandladesh and on and on

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Kuttathi

Jul 07, 2015 02:55am

At least they should agree to disagree. LOL

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Desi Pride

Jul 07, 2015 04:08am

@SK This is precisely the low self esteem that Indians are famous for. When it was offered to India in the 1940s, Nehru magnanimously gave it away to China. China grabbed it even though its economy was behind India's then. Time for all south Asians to develop some confidence. For true self confidence, no one can beat the Americans.

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sadhu

Jul 07, 2015 06:16am

Good. expect to have a positive out come.

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