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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani shake hands prior to bilateral talks on the sidelines of the eight-nation South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit in Thimphu, Bhutan, 29 Ap
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and his Pakistani counterpart Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani shake hands prior to bilateral talks on the sidelines of the eight-nation South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit in Thimphu, Bhutan, 29 Apr 2010

India, Pakistan Agree to Resume Comprehensive Dialogue

Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani met on sidelines during second day of SAARC summit

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