Dobbins, who arrived here to brief Indian officials on the proposed talks with Taliban as part of stabilising war- torn Afghanistan, also said that there is no prospect of any agreement with Taliban unless they decide on severing ties with all terror groups, including al-Qaeda.
"We certainly agree that there is no prospect of improvement in relationship with Taliban or any agreement with Taliban unless they assure terrorism is...Addressed," the US diplomat said, adding that Taliban has to do much more before an agreement is reached.
"Any improvement in Indo-Pak ties will almost automatically improve the Afghanistan situation," he said.
Dobbins added that he had gathered an impression during his two meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that "improvement in relationship with India is very high on his (Sharif's) list of priority."
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The visit comes a day after US Secretary of State John Kerry's three-day official visit for the India-US Strategic Dialogue.