India and Pakistan agree peace deal

Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan agreed today to notify each other before testing missiles, to open consulates and to work toward settling their five-decade dispute over Kashmir and other bilateral issues.

The two nations’ foreign secretaries met for a second day today and “reiterated that the dialogue would lead to peaceful settlement of all bilateral issues, including Jammu and Kashmir,” Indian foreign ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna announced in New Delhi.