IMHO, there has been no de-escalation. Appointment of AS as HM, reappointment of AD as NSA with additional elevation to Cabinet Rank, and SJ as MEA is a strong message. IK and SMQ have already started begging for *Talks* to no response from GoI. The fact that PM Namo chose to go with the BIMSTEK, says volumes about the current and future foreign policy -- marginalise Baki-sthan, let it die it's own death (which is likely to happen of its own internal doings than external factors. The situation in waziristan and Balochistan is starkly pointing towards the imminent implosion).