With the two governments deadlocked over the Litvinenko case, British officials say there is no prospect of reversing a ban on co-operation between their security services, or ofeasingvisarestrictions for Russian officials (a big source of annoyance in Moscow).
Correspondents say Indians and Pakistanis find it extremely difficult to travel to each other's countries because of tough visarestrictions, so the easingof travel restrictions would have been be widely welcomed.