India, Pakistan Foreign Secy talks likely in January

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A DAY after India and Pakistan agreed to reschedule the Foreign Secretary-level talks and hold them in the “very near future”, sources told The Indian Express that the talks are likely to take place in January itself.

“There is no point in delaying the talks indefinitely as that will be counter-productive,” said a source on Friday.
That was the understanding reached between Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary when they spoke on Thursday afternoon. Chaudhary, sources said, was “not surprised” when Jaishankar suggested that the meeting be delayed, and he agreed to the change.