This will be the first structured bilateral Secretary-level meeting on counter-terrorism after the recent decision by India and Pakistan to resume comprehensive talks Islamabad has conveyed to New Delhi its consent to the meeting after Home Secretary G. K. Pillai extended invitation to Pakistan Interior Secretary Chaudhry Qamar Zaman last week, according to PTI.

India had proposed two sets of dates — March 21-22 & March 28-29. More than two years after India had suspended composite dialogue with Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks in November, 2008, the two sides decided to resume comprehensive dialogue on all outstanding issues.