Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said he hoped "better sense will prevail" in the Bharatiya Janata Party government and it will eventually resume talks with Pakistan, despite the current anti-Pakistan sentiment and religious intolerance in India, reported the Press Trust of India.

Musharraf was speaking at the launch of the book Neither a Hawk nor a Dove by former Pakistan foreign minister KM Kasuri on Monday. He said, "We have dealt with both Congress and BJP governments and the only way forward is to have constant dialogues to resolve outstanding issues.” Musharraf added that India-Pakistan relations were good during his tenure and many disputes were close to resolution.

He also praised former Indian prime ministers Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh for being "sincere about peace". He said that Kasuri's book "clarified the misconceptions" that the Pakistan Army was opposed to peace with India.