Agra summit at a glance

Pakistani military ruler President Pervez Musharraf visited India for a landmark summit between 14 and 16 July.

In the first such meeting for more than two years, President Musharraf and Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee discussed bilateral relations and their nuclear rivalry.

But initial optimism waned and the talks ended without agreement, with the long-running dispute over Kashmir seen as the main reason for the deadlock.

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President Musharraf paid his repects at Gandhi's memorial

Day 1: Delhi

At the start of the talks there was hope that the summit could improve relations between the two countries.

Both leaders promised to be flexible and talked enthusiastically of the days ahead.

Preparations in both India and Pakistan went ahead with cautious optimism and goodwill.

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The first day was largely taken up with symbolic gestures rather than heavy negotiating. Nevertheless, initial signs were positive.

President Musharraf was warmly welcomed on his arrival in Delhi, receiving a 21-gun salute. He was then formally welcomed by Indian President KR Narayanan..

He became the first Pakistani leader to visit the Mahatma Gandhi memorial - a traditional venue for visiting dignitaries - where he laid a wreath and paid tribute to the Indian independence leader.

President Musharraf's ancestral home is in Delhi

The trip was particularly poignant for the Pakistani president who paid a visit to his ancestral home in Daryaganj.

The Musharraf ancestral home was sold by President Musharraf's grandfather in 1946 and the family moved to newly-formed Pakistan after the partition of India.

President Musharraf had an emotional reunion with an old servant who remembered him as a little boy.

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But even on the first day, there were disagreements.

Mr Musharraf also held a controversial, closed-door meeting with Kashmiri separatist leaders.

The Indian Government was opposed to the meeting and retaliated by sending a junior official as its representative.

And hours before the Pakistan president's arrival in Delhi, violence erupted between Indian and Pakistani troops across the border controls in Kashmir, the first reported exchange of fire between the two armies this year.

Click here for a media assessment of the first day

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President Musharraf and his wife saw the Taj Mahal

Day 2: Agra

Discussions intensified on the second day of the summit.

On Sunday morning, President Musharraf left for Agra in Uttar Pradesh for direct talks with Prime Minister Vajpayee.

While neither side gave much away as to the substance of the talks, both said the discussions had been very constructive and a third round of talks was planned for the following day.

Mr Musharraf also found time to visit Agra's most famous landmark, the Taj Mahal, and later attended a dinner hosted by the governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Widely considered to be one of the most beautiful and romantic locations in the world, the Taj Mahal is also a symbol of the height of Mogul power in India.

But again, the talks were marred by violence in the Kashmir region. At least 18 people were reportedly killed in heavy fighting between Indian soldiers and Islamic militants.

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Kashmir is still a sticking point between the nations

Day 3: Agra

Both sides spent most of Monday trying to find common ground and agree on a final statement to be signed by both leaders.

A planned trip to Ajmer in Rajasthan was cancelled as the talks were extended.

But after a delay of nine hours, in which several draft proposals were exchanged, they failed to produce a document that both sides were willing to sign.

After the announcement that no agreement had been reached, President Musharraf returned to Islamabad.

As expected, it was the question of Kashmir which seems to have created the deadlock.

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The talks did, however, achieve limited success.

Both sides agreed that further meetings among high-level ministers should take place in the near future, and India's Prime Minister Vajpayee has agree to visit Islamabad later this year.

But there is still intense disappointment in both countries that no further agreement could be reached.

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