SRINAGAR, India (AP) -- Cross-border firing at the frontier in divided Kashmir wounded an Indian soldier, an Indian official said Wednesday, on the eve of renewed peace talks between India and Pakistan.Also, a two-day gunbattle between Indian security forces and suspected Islamic insurgents in the disputed Himalayan region killed three Indian army soldiers and three militants, officials said.
The violence underscores the thorny issues that have long bedeviled relations between the South Asian nuclear rivals. Both claim Kashmir in its entirety and have fought two wars over it.
On Thursday, top diplomats of the two countries will hold their first talks since a long-running peace dialogue was put on hold 15 months ago after the 2008 Mumbai attacks that were blamed on Pakistan-based militants. The talks, to be held in New Delhi, are seen as the first step toward the resumption of the peace process......... read more>>
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