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Saturday, 7 July, 2001, 12:36 GMT 13:36 UK
Agra Summit: India and Pakistan raise old issues
![]() The summit in Agra between Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee ends with the two sides failing to reach an agreement.
BBC News Online looks at the deadlock in Agra, and some of the key events leading up to the most serious round of discussions between the neighbouring nations in more than a decade.
17 July 2001
India and Pakistan play down their failure to agree at the Agra summit, as Kashmiri militants warn they will step up attacks. The two countries have fought two wars over Kashmir and the issue threatened to become a nuclear flashpoint in a conflict in 1999.
16 July 2001
The Agra summit collapses as India and Pakistan fail to reach agreement over the disputed territory of Kashmir. There was no common ground on the sovereignty of the mountainous region, which has divided them for over 50 years.
15 July 2001
The Indian prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and President Musharraf of Pakistan have had what both sides say was a cordial and frank exchange at their summit meeting. Few details have emerged, but reports say the meeting covered security issues and the balance of nuclear power as well as the crucial question of the disputed territory of Kashmir.
14 July 2001
Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, arrives in Delhi for three days of talks with the Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee. It is the first summit between the two countries for more than two years. President Musharraf said he was looking forward to having frank and substantial talks on the dispute over Kashmir but Prime Minister Vajpayee, says the status of Kashmir is non-negotiable.
Kashmir conflict
British India was divided up into two independent nations, India and Pakistan, in 1947. The two countries have been at loggerheads ever since. The problems caused by the partition, particularly the administration of the troubled border region of Kashmir, will be high on the agenda at the India-Pakistan summit. The BBC's Andrew Whitehead reports on the history of relations between these uneasy neighbours. June 2001
Pakistan's military leader, General Pervez Musharraf, moves to consolidate his grip on power by naming himself president while remaining head of the army. He promises that general elections will be held by the October 2002 deadline set by the country's Supreme Court.
May 2001
An Indian invitation for Pakistan to hold talks with Prime Minister Vajpayee is welcomed by Islamabad. The reaction to an offer of serious dialogue is tempered by Delhi's decision to end a six-month-old unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir.
April 2001
The Indian government begins discussions on the future of the disputed province of Kashmir, while police and militants fight in the city of Srinagar. Pakistan-based Muslim militant groups are not invited to attend the talks, raising doubts over the prospects for real progress.
November 2000
India calls a halt to its offensive against Muslim separatist groups in Kashmir during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee says he hopes the gesture would be fully appreciated and that peace would prevail. Separatists dismiss the move as a ploy.
October 1999
Armed forces loyal to General Pervez Musharraf stage a coup in Pakistan, deposing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's civilian government. Soldiers close down the country's main airports and take over state radio and television in what is claimed to be an attempt to stabilise the country.
May 1999
India launches a massive military offensive against militant separatists in Indian-administered Kashmir, including the first air strikes in 20 years. The offensive leads to 10 weeks of intense fighting that bring Pakistan and its neighbour close to war.
April 1999
Tensions between Pakistan and India increase as both countries test new missile systems. Despite claims to the contrary, the primary objective of both India and Pakistan is to remind the other of their growing nuclear capability.
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