Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt): The talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan started well on Wednesday. India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna says this time the acrimony from the Pakistan officials has been less than before.
Speaking exclusively to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, Krishna also said that the setting free of the terrorist leader Hafiz Saeed, is Pakistan's internal problem. But some key differences still remain.
Sources say Pakistan is pushing for the composite dialogue process to be resumed whereas India is keener on a more specific terrorism-only agenda for now.
Krishna is in Egypt to attend the Summit of 118 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) nations, that opened on Wednesday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
The minister's statement comes a day after Pakistan's Punjab government withdrew its petition against Lahore High Court's order releasing Saeed, the alleged mastermind behind the November 2008 Mumbai attacks.
Earlier, speaking at the Non-Aligned Ministerial Meeting, Krishna called upon all member nations to unequivocally condemn terrorism. No cause or reasoning can be used to justify such acts, he said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Egypt late on Tuesday night to attend the two-day XVth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit.
Issues like global economic downturn, terrorism, climate change and food security are expected to be on top of the agenda at the Summit.
Besides Krishna, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan and other senior officials are there for the Summit.