Pakistan rolled out the red carpet for Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday, the grand welcome an attempt to establish the government's bona fides as a genuine partner in peace.

The ongoing thaw in relations will continue with the July 15 meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan, but the same unanswered questions continue to linger in the air ever since Prime Minister Singh and Prime Minister Gilani made their 'breakthrough' in March. What is apparent by now is that the Indian tone when it comes to Pakistan has changed.