India gives wanted list to Pakistan

India demanded Pakistan hand over 20 of its most wanted fugitives as a sign of good faith, while both sides yesterday tried to cool tensions over the Mumbai attacks before a visit by Washington's top diplomat.

India's foreign minister said military action was not being considered and his Pakistani counterpart offered a joint probe to find the militants responsible for a three-day rampage that killed 183 in India's financial capital.

Indian accusations that Pakistan had again let militants stage attacks from its soil have stirred longstanding tensions and threatened to reverse improving ties between the nuclear-armed rivals.