India has not called off NSA-level talks with Pakistan formally. However, PTI reported that the talks have been called off.

But, the MEA was non-committal, tweeting: "India remains committed to discussing issues with Pakistan bilaterally & peacefully: But unilateral in position of new conditions & distortion of agreed agenda cannot be the basis for going forward."

"In Ufa, both PMs agreed on a meeting of NSAs to discuss all issues connected to terrorism:Instead we saw a sharp increase in unprovoked firing from Pak side and some serious cross border terror incidents."

Both India and Pakistan have been locked in a confrontation over Kashmiri separatist leaders.India made it abundantly clear that a meeting between separatists and Pakistan's NSA Sartaj Aziz was unacceptable.

Kashmiri separatist leaders had been briefly detained before being released on Thursday in a clear signal to Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan said that it would go ahead with its meeting with the separatists, saying it wasn't unusual and wouldn't accept dictation from India.