The talks in New Delhi, part of a slow three-year-old peace process between the two nuclear-armed rivals, were led by Indian home secretary Madhukar Gupta and Pakistan interior secretary Syed Kamal Shah.

"The Indian side will raise security concerns and urge the Pakistani side to widen cooperation in combating the menace of terrorism in deference to the objectives set out by the leaders of both countries," the Indian home ministry said in a statement on the eve of the talks.

India and Pakistan agreed to form a joint anti-terror panel after a series of blasts on crowded commuter trains in the financial hub of Mumbai a year ago that killed 186 people.

India has often blamed bloody attacks on its soil on militant groups based in Pakistan, which vigorously denies the accusations.