12-29-2008, 09:06 AM
<b>No war with Pak as of now: Pranab</b>
29 Dec 2008, 0456 hrs IST, Abhijit Sen, TNN
HAZARIBAG: External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee has ruled out the possibility of any war with Pakistan in near the future. He also refuted
claims of Pakistan president and prime minister that India is gearing up for war.
Mukherjee said this at abrief Press conference at Koderma, about 60 km away from here on Sunday.
The minister admitted that following 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India's relationship with Pakistan has "certainly" deteriorated. It has now been proved that terrorists trained in Pakistani soil entered India and killed several hundred innocent people which not only shocked the entire nation but the world community at large.
All that India now expects from the Pakistan government is it should destroy the training centres of terrorists being run from its soil, Mukherjee said.
Asked what would be India's action if Pakistan refuses to hand over the terrorists sought by India, Mukherjee said, "We've held several rounds of meetings with several foreign ministers including that of the US and leaders of UK and Saudi Arabia and made our stand clear in this regard. We will continue to follow the policy of diplomatic pressure.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kolkata...how/3906688.cms
29 Dec 2008, 0456 hrs IST, Abhijit Sen, TNN
HAZARIBAG: External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee has ruled out the possibility of any war with Pakistan in near the future. He also refuted
claims of Pakistan president and prime minister that India is gearing up for war.
Mukherjee said this at abrief Press conference at Koderma, about 60 km away from here on Sunday.
The minister admitted that following 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India's relationship with Pakistan has "certainly" deteriorated. It has now been proved that terrorists trained in Pakistani soil entered India and killed several hundred innocent people which not only shocked the entire nation but the world community at large.
All that India now expects from the Pakistan government is it should destroy the training centres of terrorists being run from its soil, Mukherjee said.
Asked what would be India's action if Pakistan refuses to hand over the terrorists sought by India, Mukherjee said, "We've held several rounds of meetings with several foreign ministers including that of the US and leaders of UK and Saudi Arabia and made our stand clear in this regard. We will continue to follow the policy of diplomatic pressure.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kolkata...how/3906688.cms