Ahead of crucial NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan, the US today hoped that the two national security advisors would address all bilateral issues, including "disputed" Kashmir, in a direct manner and come up with a common approach to resolve them.


"We support peaceful engagement (between India and Pakistan) to resolve any kind of issues - territorial issues or other issues. We look forward to hopefully a very successful round of talks and an ongoing political dialogue between India and Pakistan," Peter R Lavoy, Special Assistant to the president and Senior Director for South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council of the White House, told PTI.


Lavoy, who is the top White House official on South Asian issues, said the US has concerns when countries start addressing their disputes through violence as opposed to peaceful discussions.