Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh (L) shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri ahead of their talks in New Delhi, India, Sept. 5, 2004. Kasuri and Singh began on Sunday discussing new proposals aimed at resolving disputes including the Kashmir issue that have resulted in decades of hostility between the two neighbors.

Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh (L) shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri ahead of their talks in New Delhi, India, Sept. 5, 2004. Kasuri and Singh began on Sunday discussing new proposals aimed at resolving disputes including the Kashmir issue that have resulted in decades of hostility between the two neighbors.