Officials from both sides met to discuss opening a road link to a Sikh temple in Pakistan.
By Niha Masih Niha Masih Foreign correspondent covering India Bio Follow March 14 at 9:58 AM NEW DELHI — Indian and Pakistani officials held their first bilateral meeting since an outbreak of hostilities last month that raised fears the two nuclear-armed neighbors could stumble into war.
A joint statement following several hours of talks described the discussions as “detailed and constructive” and said the meeting unfolded in a “cordial environment.” Indian Sikh pilgrims visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the shrine of their spiritual leader Guru Nanak, in Kartarpur, Pakistan, in November. Tensions between India and Pakistan soared after a suicide bombing on Feb. 14 killed 40 Indian security personnel in the disputed region of Kashmir. Jaish-e-Muhammad, a Pakistan-based terrorist group, claimed responsibility for the attack, and on Feb. 26, India launched a retaliatory airstrike.
The corridor was viewed by both sides as a potentially positive confidence-building measure. Last year, when Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan laid the foundation stone for the road link, he sounded a hopeful note. “If France and Germany, who fought several wars, can live in peace, why not India and Pakistan?” he asked.
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