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India, Pakistan talks on Siachen begin at Rawalpindi | Talks between India and Pakistan on the military standoff on
Siachen began on Monday at Rawalpindi. The Defence Secretaries of the two neighbouring
nations began talks on the military standoff on Siachen against the backdrop of
calls from Islamabad to demilitarise the Himalayan glacier in the wake of an avalanche
that killed 139 people at a Pakistan Army camp. Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma
is leading the Indian delegation, while the Pakistani side is headed by his counterpart
Nargis Sethi, a close confidant of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. The two-day
talks on the issue are part of the resumed dialogue process between India and
Pakistan . Ahead of the talks , Defence Minister A K Antony had cautioned against
expecting any breakthrough at the meeting of the Defence Secretaries. The talks,
which are part of the India Pakistan dialogue process, are expected to improve
relations between the two countries. "Do not expect any dramatic announcement
or decision on an issue which is very important for us, especially in the context
of national security...... You cannot expect a dramatic announcement from one
discussion," he said.
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