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India’s top diplomat was in Pakistan on Tuesday for meetings that both sides described as a first step toward resuming talks on nuclear security, terrorism and a wide range of disputes between the archrival nations. Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, failed to agree on a date to restart the talks, saying only that the two sides “would reflect on these issues,” Chaudhry told reporters. “We engaged on each other’s concerns and interests in an open manner. We agreed to work together to find common ground and narrow differences,” said Jaishankar, who until January served as the Indian ambassador...

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