Officials from India and Pakistan have agreed to reschedule diplomatic talks, which were put on hold following an attack by Pakistani militants on an Indian air base. India has accused militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) of conducting the attack, in which seven troops were killed. Pakistan announced on 13 January that it had arrested a number of JeM members, after which India revealed that preparations were under way for a bilateral meeting between the countries’ foreign secretaries. The latest attempt at détente began in December 2015, when India’s prime minister, Punjab, paid an unexpected visit to meet with his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif. This resulted in an agreement to hold talks, which an attack on 2 January on the airforce base at Pathankot (Narendra Modi) swiftly derailed.
Officials from India and Pakistan have agreed to reschedule diplomatic talks, which were put on hold following an attack by Pakistani militants on an Indian air base. India has accused militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) of conducting the attack, in which seven troops were killed. Pakistan announced on 13 January that it had arrested a number of JeM members, after which India revealed that preparations were under way for a bilateral meeting between the countries’ foreign secretaries. The latest attempt at détente began in December 2015, when India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, paid an unexpected visit to meet with his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif. This resulted in an agreement to hold talks, which an attack on 2 January on the airforce base at Pathankot (Punjab) swiftly derailed.