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We regard Hafiz Saeed as one of the masterminds of the Mumbai attacks and he has openly urged jihad against India
Mumbai attack suspect to remain free May 26, 2010
We are going there with a clear-eyed understanding of these difficulties and their complexities
Pakistan, India officials hold talks Jun 24, 2010
As we have always said that dialogue between India and Pakistan is necessary and a must if we are to satisfactorily resolve the outstanding issues between our two countries
India, Pakistan hold talks Feb 06, 2011
This is an expression of political will, the desire to intensify the process of dialogue with Pakistan
Indo-Pak talks in the works for months Feb 11, 2011
Nirupama Menon Rao (Malayalam: നിരുപമ മേനോന് റാവു; born December 6, 1950) is the current Foreign Secretary of India. She is a 1973 batch Indian Foreign Service officer.
In July 2009, she became the second woman (after Chokila Iyer) to hold the post of Indian Foreign Secretary, the head of Indian Foreign Service. In her career she has served in several capacities including, Minister of Press Affairs in Washington, Deputy Chief of Mission in Moscow, stints in the Ministry of External Affairs as Joint Secretary (East Asia), (External Publicity) making her the first woman spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry, Chief of Personnel, Ambassador to Peru and China, and High Commissioner to Sri Lanka.
Nirupama Rao was born in Malappuram, Kerala, into the Meempat tharawad. Her father was in the Army. She did her schooling from various cities like Bangalore, Pune, Lucknow, Coonoor. She did her BA(English) Honors in Mount Carmel College, in Bangalore, in 1970, when it was affiliated with the University of Mysore. Later, she obtained her Masters degree in English Literature from what was then known as Marathwada University in Maharashtra. She topped the All India Civil Services Examination in 1973 and joined the Indian Foreign Service. Her sister, Dr.Nirmala Kannan is the Command Medical Officer (CMO) of the Cochin based Southern Naval Command.