India will continue to engage neighbours in dialogue: Antony

During Indo-Pak talks, Defence Minister A K Antony has said that despite problems with its neighbours, India will continue to engage them in dialogue to find a solution in the long run."Even though there are problems with some of our neighbours, we will continue our dialogue process. Our hope is that through dialogue, we will be able to find a solution in the long run," he said, when asked if India would like to give any message to Pakistan on the 12th anniversary of Kargil war.

"I don't want to say anything that will vitiate the atmosphere because tomorrow there are talks at the External Affairs Minister level," the Minister said in New Delhi on Tuesday.Antony said India has the policy to have friendly relations with all its neighbours."We will continue dialogue on the one side and on the other side, we will strengthen our national security apparatus," he said.