JOIN USA group of Indian experts visited Pakistan to discuss all aspects of bilateral ties and revive the Track II diplomacy process with Islamabad amidst the chill in the relationship after a number of terror attacks in India by Pakistan-based outfits.
The original Track II initiative, Neemrana Dialogue, received a fresh start with the visit, diplomatic sources here said.
The Indian side was led by former foreign ministry secretary Vivek Katju and included well-known educationist J S Rajput and other experts, while Pakistan side was led by former foreign secretary Inamul Haque.
The interactions between the two sides took place from April 28 to 30 in Islamabad, sources said.
"The two sides discussed all aspects of bilateral relations and agreed that all issues between the two countries should be resolved through talks," a source said.
The Pakistani side also included former governor of State Bank of Pakistan Ishart Hussian, whose name has been circulating in the media as one of candidates to become Pakistan's caretaker prime minister during general election expected to be held in July.
The Track II interaction was kept under tight wraps and nothing about it had been shared officially by the organisers. Neemrana Dialogue was launched in early 1990s.
The India-Pakistan ties nose-dived in recent years with no bilateral talks taking place.
The ties between the two countries had strained after the terror attacks by Pakistan-based groups in 2016 and India's surgical strikes inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The sentencing of purported Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav to death by a military court in April last year further deteriorated bilateral ties.
The two sides often accuse each other of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control, resulting in civilian casualties.
Recently, India said that it would participate along with Pakistan in a multi-nation counter-terror exercise in Russia under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.