"New Delhi's sudden announcement last week that India was willing to hold Foreign Secretary level parleys with Pakistan has naturally made many political analysts in the country ask: Is this the consequence of Obama's above assertion being put into action?" Advani wrote in his blog.

He was referring to US President Barack Obama's remarks in a media interview during the presidential campaign that "working with Pakistan and India to try to resolve the Kashmir crisis in a serious way" would be among the critical tasks of his administration if he was elected. PTI