Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani's meeting at Bhutanese capital Thimphu is a positive development but the meeting could not be called as a big breakthrough' as neither any agenda for further talks nor was ant decision to resume the composite dialogue taken, say Pakistani experts.
Talking to
rediff.com Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi, a Pakistani defense analyst said, "It is good the the prime ministers of the two countries have met after a long time, but I think it could not be called as a big breakthrough as they have not agreed to any particular type of dialogue in the future. India has always maintained it wants to talk but the problem is India never agrees to any particular agenda. India says only terrorism should be discussed and there will be no meaningful dialogue if the agenda is not shared by the two countries."
Syed Saleem Shahzad, Asia Times Online's Pakistan Bureau Chief said, "Such talks would be always artificial until the real issues are not discussed. There would be no positive development as there is no real pressure over India from the US and others for talks with Pakistan. India is only talking about terrorism and it would never agree to discuss the other issues like Kashmir and water-sharing,
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