India to not participate in regional summit in Pakistan
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India's foreign ministry says New Delhi will not participate in a meeting of South Asian nations to be held in Islamabad in November.
In a statement late Tuesday the ministry said it has written to Nepal, the current chair of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, that "increasing cross-border terrorist attacks in the region and growing interference in the internal affairs of Member States by one country" have created an environment that is "not conducive," for a successful summit.
The statement didn't name Pakistan but tensions between the neighbors and arch-rivals have been high since a militant attack on an army base in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir killed 18 Indian soldiers.
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The Himalayan region is divided between the two.
India says evidence indicates that the attackers were from an outlawed militant group based in Pakistan. Pakistan denies the charge.