DELHI: It augurs well that talks between Delhi and Islamabad have begun in a brisk and businesslike manner, although what has been concluded amicably so far are talks about talks; in other words, how talks over the next six months, culminating in a meet between foreign ministers in July to August, are to be structured.
Both sides have been restrained in their pronouncements, with Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar praising the Indian delegations attitude as a constructive one.