<p>The two-day dialogue organised in Bangkok by the Jinnah Institute of Pakistan and the Institute of Peace and Security of India expressed the hope that resumption of talks between the two sides would ultimately help resolve long-standing issues.<br />"We reiterate the need to initiate institutionalised and regular dialogue between the intelligence agencies of the two countries," said a declaration known as the "Bangkok Resolution" that was adopted unanimously after the dialogue.<br /><br />"The absence of a formal and sustained engagement on the full range of issues confronting India and Pakistan is unhealthy, counterproductive and dangerous. We welcome the forthcoming meeting of Foreign Secretaries in Thimphu and hope that the two sides will be able to prepare the ground for the resumption of a comprehensive and sustained dialogue," the declaration said.<br /><br />Referring to the upcoming meeting of the Foreign Secretaries on the margins of a SAARC meeting in the Bhutanese capital, the declaration said the participants hoped this "will lead to a productive summit".<br /><br />It added: "We agree with the broad vision of India-Pakistan relations in which borders cannot change but can indeed be made irrelevant."<br /><br />The participants said a dialogue between India and Pakistan "should include discussions on Jammu and Kashmir" and the "formal bilateral dialogue should be complemented by back-channel contacts".<br /><br />The people of Jammu and Kashmir "should be appropriately consulted in this process", the declaration said.<br /><br />It also emphasised the "need to prioritise the implementation of previously agreed upon confidence-building measures, particularly on trade and travel".Noting that South Asia is facing "serious challenges posed by extremism which undermine democratic and pluralistic societies", the declaration called for steps to ensure that state institutions are "not eroded and undermined by extremism".<br /><br />"Terrorism is of deep concern to both India and Pakistan. Indian concerns about the 2008 Mumbai attacks have seriously affected the dialogue process. The perpetrators of the attack should be brought to justice at the earliest," the declaration said</p>
<p>The two-day dialogue organised in Bangkok by the Jinnah Institute of Pakistan and the Institute of Peace and Security of India expressed the hope that resumption of talks between the two sides would ultimately help resolve long-standing issues.<br />"We reiterate the need to initiate institutionalised and regular dialogue between the intelligence agencies of the two countries," said a declaration known as the "Bangkok Resolution" that was adopted unanimously after the dialogue.<br /><br />"The absence of a formal and sustained engagement on the full range of issues confronting India and Pakistan is unhealthy, counterproductive and dangerous. We welcome the forthcoming meeting of Foreign Secretaries in Thimphu and hope that the two sides will be able to prepare the ground for the resumption of a comprehensive and sustained dialogue," the declaration said.<br /><br />Referring to the upcoming meeting of the Foreign Secretaries on the margins of a SAARC meeting in the Bhutanese capital, the declaration said the participants hoped this "will lead to a productive summit".<br /><br />It added: "We agree with the broad vision of India-Pakistan relations in which borders cannot change but can indeed be made irrelevant."<br /><br />The participants said a dialogue between India and Pakistan "should include discussions on Jammu and Kashmir" and the "formal bilateral dialogue should be complemented by back-channel contacts".<br /><br />The people of Jammu and Kashmir "should be appropriately consulted in this process", the declaration said.<br /><br />It also emphasised the "need to prioritise the implementation of previously agreed upon confidence-building measures, particularly on trade and travel".Noting that South Asia is facing "serious challenges posed by extremism which undermine democratic and pluralistic societies", the declaration called for steps to ensure that state institutions are "not eroded and undermined by extremism".<br /><br />"Terrorism is of deep concern to both India and Pakistan. Indian concerns about the 2008 Mumbai attacks have seriously affected the dialogue process. The perpetrators of the attack should be brought to justice at the earliest," the declaration said</p>