India | Updated Jul 16, 2009 at 06:14pm IST

Highlights: Climbdown by India and Pakistan

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India and Pakistan agreed on Thursday that continuing dialogue was the only way forward for the two nations, the two prime ministers said in a joint statement after a meeting.

Major climbdowns by India

  • No bracketing of Pak action on terror with the dialogue process
  • Sharing real time credible and actionable information (intel sharing)
  • Mention on threats in Balochistan

Major climbdowns by Pakistan

  • No direct mention of Jammu and Kashmir (first time ever)
  • Direct mention of Mumbai attacks
  • Meetings only mentioned future engagements of FS and Ministers (not political leadership)
  • No direct reference to the resumption of talks (date). It simply says Foreign Secretaries to meet often

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