India's reluctance to hold talks with Pakistan will not stop Islamabad from closing doors on its efforts to promote peace in the region, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said, days after New Delhi cancelled the foreign minister-level meeting in New York.

Qureshi said in Washington on Sunday that India used incidents that happened in July to cancel peace talks that it agreed to in September. "India is reluctant, we will not close our doors," Qureshi said, adding "Hiding away from issues will not make them disappear. It will not improve the situation in Kashmir."