"...If you look at the ground reality and you look at the result of our meetings, it is very disappointing, particularly in recent times meetings have been somewhat disappointing if not counterproductive," he said.
"I think the new government there (Pakistan) has a very very difficult situation to handle. Our view is that we should give them time and benefit of doubt but not at our cost," Khurshid said in an interview to The Australian newspaper.
Pakistan has also not followed through on its promise of a top-level military meeting to address tensions along the Line of Control (LoC), he said.
"We still have not seen a proper meeting between the Directors General of Military Operations which we had agreed in the New York meeting (between the Prime Ministers) would take place soon. The idea was that military-to-military, there is going to be a better understanding why these violations are happening and what is to be done in order both to restrict the damage that they can do as well as if possible eliminate them entirely for future," he said.
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