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India-Pakistan meetings since Modi became PM

New Delhi/Islamabad - Here's a look at the meetings the two countries have had since BJP's Narendra Modi became Prime Minister - the highs and the lows.

The highs
May 2014
Swearing of Narendra Modi attended by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
March 2015
Saarc Yatra - Foreign secretary S Jaishankar met his Pakistani counterpart Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhury as part of Saarc Yatra.
June 2015
Modi called up Sharif on June 16 to greet him on Ramadan and informs about a decision to release Pakistani fishermen in Indian jails.
July 2015
Modi and Sharif met on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, announce that NSA level talks will happen to discuss all issues connected to terrorism.
Nov 2015
Modi gets  into  huddle  with Sharif in Paris  on sidelines of climate summit. After the  brief pull-aside, Sharif talks of 'taking our issues forward'
Dec 2015
NSAs Ajit Doval and Nasir Janjua  meet in Bangkok. Foreign Secretary Jaishankar also meets his counterpart.
The lows
August 2014
Foreign secretary-level bilateral talks called-off following criticism of Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit meeting with Hurriyat leader Shabir Shah.
November 2014
Saarc Summit - Modi and Sharif come face to face in Kathmandu at the SAARC Summit, but no meeting.
Aug 2015
Pakistan's national security advisor (NSA) Sartaj Aziz cancels his Delhi visit after Islamabad is told to assure that talks would be confined to terror and that he would be no meeting with the separatists  
September 2015
NSA level talks called off after Pakistan's Sartaj Aziz extends invite to Hurriyat ahead of talks. Sushma Swaraj says bringing  up  Kashmir against 'spirit of Ufa'; Pak says  talks  can't be on 'preconditions  set  by India'