India, Pakistan leaders likely to hold talks

NEW DELHI - Prime ministers of India and Pakistan are likely to hold talks on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Bhutan, a top Indian official said Monday, indicating signs of a possible thaw between the two South Asian rivals.

India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said a meeting later this week between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistan counterpart, Yusuf Raza Gilani, "could not be ruled out," Press Trust of India news agency reported.

"All bilateral issues between India and Pakistan will be discussed as and when the prime ministers meet," Krishna was quoted as saying.