India-Pak Foreign Secretary Level Talks Deferred: Analysing The Diplomatic Significance

India and Pakistan on Thursday deferred their foreign secretary-level talks to “very near future” even as government here welcomed the apprehending of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) members linked to the Pathankot terror attack and agreed to the visit of a Pakistani SIT. Detention of several members of JeM, said to be behind the Pathankot attack, is seen by India as an “important and positive first step” although apprehending of its chief Masood Azhar has not been confirmed by Pakistan. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar was scheduled to travel to Islamabad to hold talks with his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary tomorrow but both the countries announced deferment of the talks with “mutual consent” to “very near future”. - See more