"They greatly appreciated the continued commitment and engagement of India and its leadership for these ends. "Pakistan has not requested for any bilateral meeting so far," Gopal Baglay, who heads the Ministry of External Affairs division dealing with Pakistan, told media in Delhi earlier this week. This was further elaborated by MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup when he said on Thursday, “India has always been open to talks but obviously it cannot be that talks take place in an atmosphere of continued terrorism. This puts Pakistan at odds with the rest of the international community. Over the years, India has suffered many heinous terrorist attacks which have been supported and sponsored by Pakistan.

Source: Economic Times December 03, 2016 17:27 UTC