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New Delhi is ready to resume the stalled peace process only if Islamabad acts against the perpetrators of Mumbai attack, leading daily The Nation flashed on Tuesday morning.
The paper quoted India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna telling a Private news channel: "We are ready to negotiate with Pakistan, but a stalled peace process can resume only if Islamabad acts against the planners of the Mumbai attack".
He said that India's position remains consistent that New Delhi is not afraid of talk. "We certainly will keep talking," Krishna said adding, "But at the same time we expect Pakistan to come out with certain concrete measures which are visible so that people of India and the world at large could realise Pakistan is serious about punishing those culprits behind Mumbai attacks and then reassuring India that such incidents will not occur."
Indian Minister Krishna's comments came when a meeting is scheduled between Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt, on the sidelines of a Non-Aligned Movement summit.
Meanwhile, in Sharm el-Sheikh, foreign ministers of NAM countries, including SM Krishna, on Monday held discussions to prepare the ground for the summit of their leaders on Wednesday and Thursday with India asking the member countries to "unequivocally" condemn terrorism.
Addressing the summit, Krishna said nowhere is international solidarity and development more relevant than in combating terrorism. "Terrorism threatens democracy and democratic values...It is also a threat to international peace and security," he said.
"We call upon NAM Members to unequivocally condemn terrorism, no cause or reasoning can be used to justify such acts. In this context, the early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism being discussed in the UN is an immediate imperative," he said.
The paper quoted India's Foreign Minister SM Krishna telling a Private news channel: "We are ready to negotiate with Pakistan, but a stalled peace process can resume only if Islamabad acts against the planners of the Mumbai attack".
He said that India's position remains consistent that New Delhi is not afraid of talk. "We certainly will keep talking," Krishna said adding, "But at the same time we expect Pakistan to come out with certain concrete measures which are visible so that people of India and the world at large could realise Pakistan is serious about punishing those culprits behind Mumbai attacks and then reassuring India that such incidents will not occur."
Indian Minister Krishna's comments came when a meeting is scheduled between Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt, on the sidelines of a Non-Aligned Movement summit.
Meanwhile, in Sharm el-Sheikh, foreign ministers of NAM countries, including SM Krishna, on Monday held discussions to prepare the ground for the summit of their leaders on Wednesday and Thursday with India asking the member countries to "unequivocally" condemn terrorism.
Addressing the summit, Krishna said nowhere is international solidarity and development more relevant than in combating terrorism. "Terrorism threatens democracy and democratic values...It is also a threat to international peace and security," he said.
"We call upon NAM Members to unequivocally condemn terrorism, no cause or reasoning can be used to justify such acts. In this context, the early adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism being discussed in the UN is an immediate imperative," he said.
