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First India-Pakistan talks since 2008 Mumbai attacks

February 25, 2010

India and Pakistan have begun their first high-level talks since the devastating attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) at the end of 2008.

On the eve of the talks the two countries exchanged terse allegations over the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Indian border guards in Kashmir said they came under fire from Pakistan on Wednesday, a claim denied by Islamabad.

The conflicting claims coincided with the arrival of the Pakistani foreign secretary in Delhi for the talks.

Thursday's meetings are the first between the two nuclear-armed neighbours since the Mumbai attacks 15 months ago.

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