Indo-Pak Foreign Secretaries talks likely to go ahead

However,it is pointed out that the government would discuss the issue of the attack in the context of the upcoming talks when the investigations are completed.

The sources said such incidents are not ruled out in Indo-Pak affairs and these are factored in when any decision is taken.

Contending that India-Pakistan relations are “accident-prone”,the sources suggested that the possibility of terror attacks was considered when the decision was taken about proposing the Foreign Secretary-level talks.

The sources said India had “consciously” proposed the talks knowing well the “complexities” involved in the relationship and that “any knee-jerk reaction would not be helpful’.

They said terrorism and any related issue that could bring peace would be the central theme of the upcoming talks and India wants to convey its concerns about it directly to the Pakistani establishment.

India,which had refused to hold any dialogue with Pakistan after the 26/11 attacks,offered to hold Foreign Secretary-level talks only about two weeks back.