NEW DELHI, March 2 (UPI) -- Nuclear neighbors India and Pakistan have taken steps to avoid an accidental or unauthorized nuclear confrontation, a report says.
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, reached a low-risk agreement with Pakistan Thursday, the Times of India reported. It is expected to be signed next week.
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Included are provisions to establish "reliable and redundant" command and control systems with hotline communications across the border, both at political and military levels.
The United States has been pushing for such an agreement after war between India and Pakistan seemed imminent in 2002.
