Top defence officials from India and Pakistan have kicked off talks to discuss a disputed Himalayan glacier that brought the neighbours to the brink of war in 1984. The two-day meeting in New Delhi between Indian Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar and his Pakistani counterpart Syed Ather Ali is part of the slow-moving peace process aimed at bringing lasting stability to South Asia. Siachen is one of several unresolved issues which have been unsuccessfully discussed in 11 previous rounds of talks between the two countries' defence secretaries. (AFP)