Highlights: Climbdown by India and Pakistan

India and Pakistan agreed on Thursday that continuing dialogue was the only way forward for the two nations, the two prime ministers said in a joint statement after a meeting.

Major climbdowns by India

• No bracketing of Pak action on terror with the dialogue process
• Sharing real time credible and actionable information (intel sharing)
• Mention on threats in Balochistan

Major climbdowns by Pakistan

• No direct mention of Jammu and Kashmir (first time ever)
• Direct mention of Mumbai attacks
• Meetings only mentioned future engagements of FS and Ministers (not political leadership)
• No direct reference to the resumption of talks (date). It simply says Foreign Secretaries to meet often