Krishna, however, acknowledged that Pakistan has taken 'some steps under the pressure of evidence' presented to them in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao had Friday handed over to Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik the latest dossier on the November 2008 terror attacks. The dossier specifically included 'additional information' on Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai carnage.

The new dossier was given in the face of Pakistan's claims that India had not provided enough evidence to prosecute Saeed. He was placed under house arrest in December last year after the UN proscribed the JuD in the wake of the Mumbai attacks but was released by the Lahore High Court in June citing 'lack of evidence'.

The conference of the Indian heads of missions abroad is the first such exercise after the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition returned to power in May.

Krishna also outlined India's position on relations with immediate neighbourhood, New Delhi's commitment to rebuilding Afghanistan, ties with China, the US and Russia.

Making a pitch for a more vigorous economic diplomacy, Krishna called for 'timely and successful' conclusion of the Doha Round of trade negotiations and stressed that the economic work of Indian missions abroad was increasing in importance with the quantum jump in India?s global trade.