New Delhi: India on August 21 indicated that it was not keen on resumption of Samjhauta Express unless some decisions were taken by Pakistan on resumption of over flights and additional bus services between Lahore and Delhi.

Pakistan was yet to positively respond to its offer for resumption of over flights and introduction of additional buses for the Delhi-Lahore travel, Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal told reporters on the sidelines of a seminar.

"We do not have any problem with regard to resumption of the Samjhauta rail link. But given Pakistan's attitude towards over flights and the bus service, how can we proceed on the rail link?" Sibal asked.

He was responding to a question on the possibility of resumption of rail links between the two countries as proposed by Islamabad.

Asserting that India would pursue step-by-step approach towards improving bilateral ties, Sibal said any talk on resumption of rail link would only "amount to accelerating the pace of normalisation unnecessarily. We have to take a step, consolidate on it and then move further."

Pakistan on July 24 had proposed resumption of rail links between the two countries.

His comments came a week before technical level talks in Islamabad on resumption of civil aviation links between the two countries.

PTI