New Delhi , India ( CNN ) -- India and Pakistan are set to open a new round of talks this week in the latest attempt by the Asian rivals to build mutual trust . No breakthroughs are expected in the bitter disputes that divide the nuclear neighbors , but some progress might come in the area of Kashmiri trade . On her arrival in India Tuesday , Pakistan 's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar struck an optimistic note about the prospects of relations between the neighbors . `` ( I ) hope that these two countries will have learned lessons from history , but are not burdened by history and we can move forward , forge forward as good friendly neighbors , who have a stake in each others ' future and who understand the responsibility that both the countries have to the region and within the region , '' she said , a day before her meeting with her Indian counterpart S.M . Krishna . Top bureaucrats from the two sides were in discussions in the Indian capital , New Delhi , ahead of Wednesday 's talks . Indian and Pakistani officials have exchanged ideas on how to improve trade and travel across Kashmir -- the disputed region divided between the countries . The current three-year agreement involves 21 locally made items , but business groups have been demanding expansion in the list of products . They 'd also like to see an introduction of banking facilities , and improvements in communications and infrastructure . A senior Indian official , in a background briefing , said some announcements on boosting trade across Kashimir 's military line of control were expected as a part of confidence-building measures between the two countries . The nuclear-capable neighbors have fought three wars since the partition of the Asian subcontinent in 1947 , two of them over Kashmir , which both nations claim . Earlier this year , New Delhi and Islamabad agreed to resume peace talks frozen by the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks , which have been blamed on Pakistan-based militant groups . Under U.S. pressure , Indian and Pakistani leaders held meetings last year in a bid to put the fragile peace process back on track , but no dramatic headway has been made in settling outstanding issues . In 2004 , the nations agreed to negotiations that cover eight issues , including Kashmir , terrorism and Pakistan 's concerns over river dams on the Indian side of the border , which it sees as a threat to its water supplies . Analysts , however , do not foresee immediate resolution of these thorny issues . `` Any immediate breakthrough is not possible . But it 's good ( that ) talks continue , '' said strategic expert Afsir Karim . `` I am more optimistic than before about the positive nature of dialogue . '' Since 2004 , successive governments have held talks in an effort to end the historical acrimony . Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan 's President Asif Ali Zardari hailed results from the dialogue in September 2008 as the countries completed four rounds of diplomatic meetings . But talks were suspended two months later , in November 2008 , after the terror raid on Mumbai that left more than 160 people dead . The current engagement comes in the wake of another terror attack on Mumbai . Three deadly bomb explosions rocked the city this month , but the Indian government has been careful not to finger Pakistani militants .
NEW : Pakistani foreign minister arrives in India . Officials from two sides are set to meet in New Delhi . No breakthrough is expected . India , Pakistan are likely to agree to boost Kashmiri trade .