But both Clinton and Lavrov, in comments after their second full-scale meeting since March, say the problems will not hamper broader cooperation between the two powers including their effort to put further curbs on the world's largest nuclear arsenals.

VOA: standard.2009.05.07

The Obama administration has encouraged efforts at dialogue between the two South Asian powers, capped by the meeting this week in Egypt between Indian Prime Minister Manhoman Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani.

VOA: standard.2009.07.17

Clinton's India visit, which began late Friday in Mumbai, has been filled with reminders of the Pakistani-based terrorist attacks on that city last November that killed 166 people and set back relations between the two South Asian powers.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

"The powers that have an influence in Iraq are in a much better situation than they were two years ago and certainly they will encourage, will coax,will put some pressure on the Iraqi politicians to get this done,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.26