India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan 3-1 in the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey tournament at Ipoh, Malaysia, yesterday. At half-time, the winners led 2-1.India's first victory has also kept their hopes alive of reaching the final.In their remaining two fixtures in the round-robin competition, India will meet New Zealand on Thursday and hosts Malaysia on Saturday.In an earlier match played yesterday, defending champions New Zealand beat Korea 3-0.Australia and Malaysia shared two points each after playing out a 1-1 draw.