The United States views Monday night's telephonic talk between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan as a "positive development" and one that could pave the way for greater engagement between the two countries. "We welcome the news. We hope this will lead to lessening of tensions and further discussions between the two countries," a State Department official said in a brief response to Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali's conversation with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Though the official declined to elaborate, the feeling in Washington is that Vajpayee's recent offer of friendship and Jamali's response now signify a...