NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has offered to hold official-level talks with Pakistan, a top Indian government official said on Thursday, signalling a return to bilateral dialogue suspended after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. New Delhi blames the attacks, which killed 166 people, on Pakistan-based militants and wants Islamabad to act against them.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has offered to hold official-level talks with Pakistan, a top Indian government official said on Thursday, signalling a return to bilateral dialogue suspended after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
New Delhi blames the attacks, which killed 166 people, on Pakistan-based militants and wants Islamabad to act against them.
REUTERS - India has offered to hold official-level talks with Pakistan, two Indian television stations said on Thursday, resuming a bilateral dialogue suspended after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. New Delhi blames the attacks, which killed 166 people, on Pakistan-based militants and wants Islamabad to act against them. The TV stations, quoting unnamed official sources, said the talks would be held at foreign-secretary level. They did not say when the meetings might to be held. Pakistan welcomed the offer.
The TV stations, quoting unnamed official sources, said the talks would be held at foreign-secretary level. They did not say when the meetings might to be held.
Pakistan welcomed the offer.
