Austere Diplomacy ; the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan Will Meet in New York On September 26 On the Sidelines of the Un General Assembly Session to Take Stock of the Stalled Dialogue Process.

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Delhi: The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will meet in New York on September 26 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session to take stock of the stalled dialogue process. The talks, to be preceded by a meeting of the two foreign secretaries, are the first after Sharm el-Sheikh, and are not expected to lead to any concrete results. While India maintains that the talks will centre around terrorism, the spin from Islamabad is that all issues, including Kashmir, will be discussed.

In a clear deviation from its non-dialogue policy post-26/11, the UPA Government has gone back on its stand. Secretarylevel talks have been on despite New Delhi claiming that Islamabad is not serious about the 26/11 probe. India is unhappy that Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed has been put under house arrest on flimsy charges instead of the more serious charge regarding his role in the attacks and that he may be freed soon.

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Austere Diplomacy ; the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan Will Meet in New York On September 26 On the Sidelines of the Un General Assembly Session to Take Stock of the Stalled Dialogue Process.

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