NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh markedIndia’s independence day with a warning to Pakistanthat a recent resumption of dialogue would go nowhere unless Islamabad cracks down on militancy.
“As far as Pakistan is concerned, we expect from them that they would not let their territory be used for acts of terrorism against India,” Singh said in his address from the ramparts of the Red Fort in Old Delhi.
“If this is not done, we cannot progress far in our dialogue with Pakistan,” Singh said.
India suspended a peace dialogue with Pakistan in the wake of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, which claimed 166 lives, and the two countries have only recently begun to explore a resumption of structured talks.
India accuses Pakistan of failing to crack down sufficiently on militant groups that operate from bases on its territory, such as the Lashkar-i-Taiba, which New Delhi blames for the Mumbai carnage.
India and Pakistan have fought three wars since the division of the sub-continent in 1947 and their relationship has always been beset by mutual mistrust. – AFP
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