Outgoing Indian HC meets PM Nawaz in Islamabad
Both discussed matters of bilateral interest during the meeting.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk / AFP) - Indian High Commissioner Dr TCA Raghavan paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad today (Tuesday), Dunya News reported.
Both discussed matters of bilateral interest during the meeting.
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The meeting comes few days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagrantly broke with diplomatic protocol to pay a surprise birthday visit to PM Nawaz Sharif, betting his personal brand on his ability to revive a troubled relationship.
Spurning official talks in the capital Islamabad, India s leader chose to make a trip to Sharif‘s ancestral residence near Lahore last Friday, where he was celebrating his birthday and the wedding of his granddaughter.
Modi‘s decision to drop in for talks with Pakistan‘s leader -- something ex-premier Manmohan Singh failed to achieve in ten years of power -- was roundly welcomed in India where it was seen as a highly calculated personal gamble.
Modi and Sharif have had a stop-start diplomatic relationship since the Indian premier‘s surprise invitation to Sharif to his inauguration in May 2014.
Initial optimism about a revival of ties was short-lived as the two countries traded heavy fire across their disputed border in the Himalayan territory of Kashmir which claimed dozens of lives on both sides.
But this month, they agreed to resume high-level talks that would cover peace and security as well as territorial disputes, including over Kashmir.
