New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS): Parliamentarians from India and Pakistan Friday agreed on initiating a "talk about talk" process to set the stage for resumption of formal dialogue between the two countries, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said.

As many as 12 modes were discussed in the sixth round of the Pakistan-India Parliamentarians Dialogue with a view to facilitating the restoration of bilateral talks between the two neighbours.

Despite the downslide in bilateral relations due to the heat on the India-Pakistan border and Pakistan raking up the Kashmir issue, there is hope in the 25-member Indian delegation for Track I diplomacy gaining traction due to the efforts being made at the Track II level.

"Tension has often marked the India-Pakistan relationship but we have always succeeded in getting a dialogue going," Aiyer told the IANS.

"In the present circumstances at the border, we hope that the efforts we (the parliamentarians on either side) are making to remove tension would help in restoring the official dialogue," he added.