Trust deficit main issue between India and Pakistan: Singh

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said that trust deficit was the main obstacle in any improvement in ties between India and Pakistan and sans addressing it no development could be expected. Prime Minister Gilani and I agreed that trust deficit was the problem blocking progress, Singh told reporters, referring to recent discussions between the two men in the Bhutanese capital Thimphu. Pakistan is our neighbour. It is my firm belief that India cannot realize its full development potential till we have best relations with our neighbours, he said, as he reviewed his year in power since re-election. Two weeks ago, India and Pakistan sought to build on a recent thaw in relations by announcing foreign minister-level talks in July as part of efforts to revive their abandoned peace talks. Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi invited his Indian counterpart SM Krishna to Islamabad on July 15. We are going to make a beginning. The composite dialogue was suspended soon after attack on Mumbai, Singh said.