Newspapers in Pakistan took aim at India on Friday following the resumption of dialogue between the nuclear-armed neighbours, blaming its arch-rival for not agreeing to revive full peace talks.
India and Pakistan on Thursday held their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks and agreed to keep in contact but made no progress on their core disputes at talks seen as a key part of US war strategy in Afghanistan.
"Delhi's double talk derails dialogue," thundered the headline in English-language newspaper The News.
"Meaningless talks end in meaningless way," shrieked rival daily The Nation.
Pakistan's most respected newspaper Dawn ran a nuanced editorial, picking through the two countries' turbulent history, apportioning blame and doling out advice to both parties.
"While nothing concrete was officially agreed, the very fact that the sides have met should be considered a good thing," it said.
But the Urdu-language press highlighted India's refusal to resume peace negotiations, which India suspended after Islamist gunmen killed 166 people in Mumbai in November 2008.
India blamed the Mumbai attacks on Pakistan-based militants and said dialogue could only resume if Islamabad took concrete steps to bring those responsible to justice and cracked down on groups operating on its soil.
Top leaders from both countries have met several times since the Mumbai assault during regional conferences, but Thursday's meeting between the senior diplomats marked the first real move towards normalisation.
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