Speaking at a late night news conference after the meeting, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart S.M. Krishna described the discussions as useful, constructive and positive, saying they have also agreed to hold more meetings in future.

But the two foreign ministers were unable to report any significant progress on building the trust fractured by the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Indian FM Krishna, however, said Pakistan has promised to pursue new leads in the attacks to bring the culprits to justice. 

"If it could help to unravel the conspiracy and if it could help in trying to go after the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack perhaps,” he said 

Mr. Qureshi reiterated his country is making all possible efforts to help India investigate the Mumbai attack. He said that authorities have arrested and put on trial seven suspected militants in connection with the incidents but Pakistan needs more evidence from India to seek convictions.

Regional observers say the tense press conference on July 15 is a strong indication India and Pakistan are nowhere near resolving key disputes dividing the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors.