Pakistan and India postpone nuclear talks

Pakistan and India have postponed nuclear talks scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday because of the transition under way in India’s government as new Prime Minister Manmohan Singh takes power, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry announced today.

The Foreign Ministry said the postponement came at the request of India because a new foreign minister had not yet assumed office following last week’s tumultuous change of government and the Congress party’s return to power after an eight-year hiatus.