An agreement in 1996 to share water from the Ganges river during the dry season has helped to improve relations with India, although Mr Vajpayee and Sheikh Hasina have so far been unable to agree to share water from another 50 rivers.

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The Mumbai attacks came at at time when India and Pakistan were making unprecedented efforts to improve relations.

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Moreover for its moribund economy to grow, it needs urgently to improve trade and investment relations with India.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan

India has made efforts to improve ties, and this is reflected in better trade and people-to-people relations, Manmohan Singh told lawmakers in India's upper house of parliament.

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