New Delhi: India on July 9 described as "not very helpful" Pakistan seeking guarantees against unilateral ban on overflights in future for resumption of bilateral air links and overflight facilities.

"It will not be very helpful if the two countries started asking guarantees from each other. Then we will seek, I don't know how many guarantees from Pakistan," External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said when asked about reports from Islamabad that it wanted such a guarantee.

He said it was the "wrong end" to start discussions and added that "one should enter dialogue framework with as open a mind as possible".

However, Sinha made it clear that he did not have any official word from Pakistan and had only seen news reports of Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman comments on the issue.

"While we were ready to resume air links, Pakistan suggested that talks be held between officials of the Civil Aviation Ministries of the two countries. We have left it to Pakistan to decide when and where these talks should be held," he said.

PTI