Sushma discusses 'Pakistan strategy' with former diplomats

January 03, 2016 17:41

A strategy on Pakistan was discussed today by the government with former foreign secretaries and ex-envoys to the neighbouring country, a day after the terror strike at a vital air base in Pathankot.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held consultations in New Delhi which were also attended by S K Lambah, G Parthasarathy, Shyam Saran, Shivshankar Menon, Satyabrata Paul, Sharad Sabharwal and TCA Raghavan.

The external affairs ministry did not give details of this unusual meeting and termed it only as "diplomatic consultations on Pakistan strategy".

Today's discussion came amidst a raging debate over the possible impact of the Pathakot terror strike on Indo-Pak dialogue which had got a fillip after a surprise visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lahore to meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.

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