Nsa-level Talks

Unlike Pakistan, India has chosen to downplay the exchange between its National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart General Nasser Khan Janjua, who spoke to each other yesterday.

The United States is not running or convening any talks between India and Pakistan with respect to counter-terrorism, a State Department official has said welcoming the latest series of talks between the two countries to resolve their bilateral issues.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today chaired a high-level meeting of top security and civil officials ahead of holding talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of a regional conference in Islamabad.

The United States has welcomed the weekend NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan in Bangkok observing that "normalisation" of relations between the two neighbours is vital to both countries and the region.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Islamabad tomorrow on a two-day visit during which she is likely to hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz and attend a multilateral conference on Afghanistan, said sources.

Congress today said the talks between the National Security Advisors (NSA) of India and Pakistan in Bangkok do not inspire "great enthusiasm" against the backdrop of a series of flip-flops since the Modi government came to power in May last year.

Congress today termed the secret meeting of National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan in Bangkok as a "grand betrayal" of the Modi government and reflection of "flip-flops" over its Pakistan policy.

In a dramatic development, the National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan held a secret meeting in Bangkok today, discussing a range of issues including peace and security, terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his country would be forced to take "countermeasures" to deter against any attacks, given a major arms buildup by India and its refusal to resume talks over Kashmir.

US National Security Advisor Susan Rice today discussed with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif bilateral issues and the regional situation, amid reports that she is in Islamabad on "an emergency visit" due to an escalation in Indo-Pak tension along the Line of Control (LoC).

Pakistan has informed the UN about the last-minute cancellation of the NSA-level talks with India to take the international community into confidence over the Kashmir issue and the situation at the LoC, a media report said today.

Expressing disappointment over the cancellation of NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan, the US has said it would just encourage the two countries to resume a formal dialogue soon.

Two days after a scheduled meeting between the national security advisers of Pakistan and India was called off, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said any dialogue between the two countries without the Kashmir dispute figuring will be pointless.

Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz has accused India of acting like a regional superpower, alleging it was imposing its agenda in violation of Ufa agreement that scuttled the NSA-level talks.

Pakistan has expressed a strong desire to go ahead with the Director-General level talks agreed between the two countries, but once again, reiterated its stand on talks with separatist leaders.

Unlike Pakistan, India has chosen to downplay the exchange between its National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his Pakistani counterpart General Nasser Khan Janjua, who spoke to each other yesterday.

The United States is not running or convening any talks between India and Pakistan with respect to counter-terrorism, a State Department official has said welcoming the latest series of talks between the two countries to resolve their bilateral issues.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today chaired a high-level meeting of top security and civil officials ahead of holding talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on the sidelines of a regional conference in Islamabad.

The United States has welcomed the weekend NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan in Bangkok observing that "normalisation" of relations between the two neighbours is vital to both countries and the region.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will travel to Islamabad tomorrow on a two-day visit during which she is likely to hold talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz and attend a multilateral conference on Afghanistan, said sources.

Congress today said the talks between the National Security Advisors (NSA) of India and Pakistan in Bangkok do not inspire "great enthusiasm" against the backdrop of a series of flip-flops since the Modi government came to power in May last year.

Congress today termed the secret meeting of National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan in Bangkok as a "grand betrayal" of the Modi government and reflection of "flip-flops" over its Pakistan policy.

In a dramatic development, the National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan held a secret meeting in Bangkok today, discussing a range of issues including peace and security, terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir.

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that his country would be forced to take "countermeasures" to deter against any attacks, given a major arms buildup by India and its refusal to resume talks over Kashmir.

US National Security Advisor Susan Rice today discussed with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif bilateral issues and the regional situation, amid reports that she is in Islamabad on "an emergency visit" due to an escalation in Indo-Pak tension along the Line of Control (LoC).

Pakistan has informed the UN about the last-minute cancellation of the NSA-level talks with India to take the international community into confidence over the Kashmir issue and the situation at the LoC, a media report said today.

Expressing disappointment over the cancellation of NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan, the US has said it would just encourage the two countries to resume a formal dialogue soon.

Two days after a scheduled meeting between the national security advisers of Pakistan and India was called off, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said any dialogue between the two countries without the Kashmir dispute figuring will be pointless.

Pakistan's National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz has accused India of acting like a regional superpower, alleging it was imposing its agenda in violation of Ufa agreement that scuttled the NSA-level talks.

Pakistan has expressed a strong desire to go ahead with the Director-General level talks agreed between the two countries, but once again, reiterated its stand on talks with separatist leaders.