Top Indian diplomat says New Delhi amenable to reopen Kashmir talks

NEW YORK: India is willing to restart talks with Pakistan over the Kashmir dispute as part of efforts to advance the peace process, a top Indian diplomat has said. At the same time, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, underscored the need for Pakistan to take serious action against what he called militants that use its soil to attack India. Mathai’s statement came in the wake of President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to India on Sunday during which Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accepted his invitation to make a first official trip to Pakistan.