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DNA Saturday, March 13, 2010

New Delhi: Venting his frustration at Pakistan’s repeated efforts to dodge action on the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, home minister P Chidambaram on Friday said the country should submit voice samples of the list of suspects given by India to match them with the voice transcripts of the 26/11 handlers in a neutral country.



Chidambaram, who had a heated exchange of words with Pakistan’s high commissioner, Shahid Malik, at a conclave organised by a media house in Delhi, also warned that India would act “swiftly and decisively” if another terrorist attack emanated from the neighbouring country.

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India has been insisting on voice prints of Laskhar-e-Taiba (LeT) founding member Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, his deputy Mazhar Iqbal alias Abu al-Qama and Abdul Wajid alias Zarar Shah[/color]. All three are in custody in Pakistan at present. The samples would help ascertain if they were guiding the attackers in Mumbai.



The home minister also underlined the link between the terror outfits in Pakistan and the ISI. Rubbishing Pakistan’s claim that non-state actors were involved in terror acts against India, he said, “It is no secret that every militant organisation that is based in Pakistan is supported by the ISI…be it Lashkar, Hizbul Mujahideen, JuD, Al Badr.”



Shahid Malik refuted Chidambaram’s charge and claimed that Pakistan “was a responsible state and would not allow its territory to be used by anyone for violence”.



Chidambaram said Pakistan needed to show credible action against terrorists. “Is it not the obligation of the Pakistan government to neutralise all non-state actors working against India?” Chidambaram asked Malik. He urged Pakistan to get out of the present mindset and “reinvent itself” as a genuine democracy and a responsible neighbour.



The home minister also had a run in with Kuwaiti ambassador Sami Al-Suleiman, who objected to the use of term “jehadi terrorism” by the home minister. Chidambaram responded by saying that Hafiz Saeed, the 26/11 mastermind, and others have been repeatedly talking about “jehad” to justify their acts of terror.

[url="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5677746.cms?prtpage=1"]'Swift & decisive response to repeat attacks from Pak'[/url]

TNN, Mar 13, 2010,

NEW DELHI: Just days after his government resumed talks with Pakistan, home minister P Chidambaram launched a frontal assault on Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism against India, vowing "swift and decisive" response if a fresh terror attack was found to have been directed from within Pakistan.



"It is no secret that every militant organisation that is based in Pakistan is supported by ISI. Lashkar, Hizbul Mujahideen, JuD, Al Badr -- every one of them is supported by ISI," agencies quoted Chidambaram as saying.



The home minister said the involvement of Pakistan's state actors was hindering a genuine rapprochement between India and its "difficult neighbour". "If it is the state policy to sponsor terrorism, if the state policy is to export terrorism to India, how will we deal with that state," he said.



The home minister, who was speaking at a function organised by a media house, firmly stood his ground when Pakistan's high commissioner Shahid Malik countered his charge about the involvement of state actors.



Chidambaram, according to the agency report, responded to Malik's denial by stressing that the truth could be found out if Pakistan agreed to, as demanded by India, provided voice samples of terrorists who were mentioned in the dossier India had given to Pakistan. "These can be matched wtith the voice transcripts of 26/11 attackers and their handlers at a US laboratory. Then we will know whether the person is a state or non-state actor," Chidambaram asserted.



The minister said war was not an option and, hence, the two countries "must talk when we can, when we think there can be progress".



However, while responding to questions on India's response to another 26/11-type attack, the home minister, according to agency reports, refused to rule out military option. Asked specifically whether there could be a military response from India in the event of a terror attack established to have emanated from Pakistan, Chidambaram said, "You can comment on that after we respond swiftly and decisively."



The remark takes on significance in view of credible intelligence that Pakistan army in concert with LeT and other jehadi groups was trying to unleash a fresh wave of terror attacks against multiple targets in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore.



His tough response would reinforce speculation about divisions in the government on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's effort to re-start the bilateral negotiations.



Chidambaram said nothing came out of last month's foreign secretary-level talks between the two countries, adding, "But I am told we are still open to another round of talks between foreign secretaries." His remarks can possibly be interpreted to signal his distance from the exertions to continue negotiations with Pakistan.



He said Pakistan has been a difficult neighbour from 1947 with "lucid intervals". "We have a serious problem with Pakistan revolving around Kashmir. We acknowledge that. If it is a difficult neighbour then it must re-invent itself and one way to re-invent it, if it can, we wish it can become a truly democratic country where the real power lies with the democratically elected leaders," Chidambaram said.