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Summary The talks in New Delhi had the sole aim of keeping dialogue process on track, an official said.
The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan on Wednesday began two-day talks that will focus on peace, security and other regional issues.The Pakistani delegation is led by foreign secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and comprises senior officials of Pakistans foreign office.The Indian delegation is being led by foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai and comprises, among others, YK Sinha, joint secretary in charge of Pakistan in the external affairs ministry, and Syed Akbaruddin, the ministrys spokesperson.A senior Indian government official said the talks in New Delhi had the sole aim of keeping the dialogue process on track.The meeting was to have taken place at the end of last month, but was postponed in the uncertainty that followed the Pakistani Supreme Courts dismissal of Yousuf Raza Gilani as prime minister.
