The Government of India on Monday expressed commitment to resolving all “outstanding” issues with Pakistan through dialogue, reported Indian news agency Press Trust of India.
But only if Pakistan takes “credible action against terrorist groups and the related infrastructure on its soil,” stated Indian President Pratibha Patil while addressing the joint sitting of parliament.
Patil said that the Indian government had been “pursuing a policy of promoting peace and cooperation in India’s immediate neighbourhood” in efforts to enable the country in maintaining national security and to accomplish its socio-economic goals.
She further asserted that the Kashmir issue has shown “considerable” improvement during the last year and maintained that her government had proven how acts of violence can be contained with a humane approach.
“My government has always been willing to enter into dialogue with any group willing to abjure the path of violence. It is encouraging that a number of organisations have come forward seeking resolution of their grievances in a peaceful manner,” she said.
The president also talked of improving ties with China, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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LOL @ Akash
Indians never had 'serious talks' with anybody. You and your nation are the biggest joke. Go and laugh and yourselves first and then at others. The fact that so many Indians visit and comment on a pakistani website shows your 'OBSESSION' with us. Leave us alone and worry about your own sorry state, which is getting sorrier every day.
@Ghaznavi : ok now we are having serious talk here.. We dont have time for jokes mate
It's funny to see soo many idiots using the word terrorist which is used as an excuse by Americans to build more military bases around the world. Brownies were stupid at the time of British and they are still at each others throat to make someone else benefit.
@ G. Din
You don't worry about Kashmiris and Pakistanis. You need to worry about your own home and country. We will liberate the 85% disenfranchised and exploited Indians from the rule of Brahmin rule. An evil nexus of corrupt poltico-religious-corporate-elaite mafia which is ruining India. Already 45% Maoists rule your country. India, as you know it, will not exist past 2020. You broke Pakistan into two. We will break India into 22. Enjoy while it lasts :-)
@dv sikka: "Kashmir has RUINED india as also pakistan." No, Kashmir is one of the states of India. Hankering after it certainly has ruined Pakistan. "Why not give it to Kashmiris and let it be a free country." If you truly believe in what you are saying, why don't you go ahead and practice what you are preaching. Get out of Ghulam Kashmir and then they will "earn their living by themselves" and "manage their country the way they want". "The money Pakistan will save can be used for its own people and prosperity." How about that?
It is wishfull thinking on India's part that Pakistan will do anything about Mumbai. I mean just look at the comments. They just start pointing fingers at India. In any other country perhaps the citizens will be shamefull of their authorities but not here.
Anyways you also have to wonder if they have the competency to do anything. They need to do justice for victims in their own country first and also we are not china. So no hope really. We just need be strong. At the end of the day if they go on like this, it will ruin their own nation. I hope they wake up
Please Indian and Pakistani leaders leave whole Kashmir (Azad and Indian Occupied) on the wills and desires of Kashmiri people because in your fight like cat and dog on Kashmir issue the Kashmiri people's basic right "plebiscite" is being ignored and usurped very badly.Kashmir issue is resolvable easily if Indian and Pakistani both governments give Kashmiri people their basic right "plebiscite" to decide either they want to live with India or with Pakistan or want their own separate and independent state.
@j. von hettlingen: You wish, we are siblings who have been fighting for 60 years , god knows for wat, first it was to be accepted in the world, then it was a piece of land, then nuclear weapon, now water, we will find something new to be jealous of each other and end up killing both of us. No one can stop us.
Ashok Sai, how about justice for 130,000 Kashmiris? India has inflicted hundreds of 26/11 on Kashmiris.
@Ghaznavi:
"Pakistan is willing to talk to India if it reins in its security terror apparatus which kills, maims, tortures, rapes and use violence against innocent civilians in Kashmir."
Fair enough, then, how come Pakistanis call China, that has killed maimed, tortured, raped and committed violence against innocent Uighur civilians in Xinjiang, as a friend that is higher than the Himalayas or deeper than the ocean?
It's just a wishful thinking that the two countries would reconcile in the foreseeable future. The wounds haven't healed yet. Perhaps in a few decades, when Kashmir is no longer a bone of contention and Pakistan no longer sees an Indian threat in Afghanistan.
@dv sikka: I have no doubts about the Kashmiri people's skills. A society would have not existed and prospered without such division of labor. Switzerland does not exit in vacuum. Similarly, Kashmir as a state is economically and geographically dependent upon trade with India, as PAK is. PAK tried her level best to isolate herself from India, but to no avail.
Kashmir has no self sufficient resources such as Money, electricity, diesel, gas, commerce, salt, medicine, educational institutions, industry, export or import institutions, sea ports, agricultural produce and border defense force to support herself as a nation for the demands of today or for the needs of fifty years from now when her population grows.
The special privilege accorded to J&K is its own unmaking as this prevents the movement of vast private capital from the rest of India into J&K for her prosperity.
Contiguous lands with integrated culture cannot form a separate nation, and that is history of the world.
The common people of J&K has to answer two important questions: Why they are different from other Indian states that are in the India federation and why they cannot form a successful state government like other states in the federation?
@lashari baloch:
and may i know the name of ONE TERRORIST that india sent to balochistan??
@Crook: DIE hard love for Terrorism
@ John B - Please realise that Kashmir is situated similarly as Afghanistan. Kashmiris are superb artisans. They will survuve on their own. Think of Switzerland.
@dv sikka: Kashmir is a free land like any other Indian state, even with certain privileges. It is up to the Kashmiris to make a good state out of it by participating in the democratic system.
Religious identity based politics of Kashmir has no place in the federal republic, and the Pakistan only claim on Kashmir is based on religious demography and as such has no validation in any constitutional principle. It is the same as Hindu religious party politics of Bihar or UP.
Kashmir as an independent state has no means of survival on her own Economically, politically, or geographically. The issues of Kashmir is the same as the issues of Pakistan: islamic religious parties trying to out maneuver the inclusive parties of Kashmir and by once supporting them, now PAK has to oblige them in her domestic politics.
If Kashmiri Muslims are discriminated in terms of employment, political office, and movement in their own state, then they have a legitimate grievances. However, such is not the case, and if any the non Muslim populace of Kashmir have legitimate claim against the segment of Kashmiri Muslims. By supporting the latter PAK looses credibility as well.
Even a pinch of salt to Kashmir has to go from the south and the glaciers that feed the PAK and northern Indian subcontinent is up north of Kashmir.
It is foolish to expect that India will let PAK have it all.
@ashok sai: alwas cry like baby,what about victims of train when hindu kill 90 PAKISTANI CITIZEN?WE DO NOT CRY LIKE U ALL THE TIME,WHAT BEEN DONE IS DONE STOP CRY LIKE JEWISH FOR HOLOCAUST .THOSE ARE FREEDOM FIGHTER WHAT U DID KASHMIR .
@Brute Fart, Instead of handing over Mukti Bahini to W Pakistan generals, India should have handed over 93,000 Pak prisoners of war to Mukti Bahini, so that they could be held accountable and given justice for the genocide of Bengalis in Bangladesh.
@antanu g: Then why should people object if Pakistan wants to use this human approach towards Taleban? Or terrorists have different categories?"
Yes. There are different categories of terrorists and only that Pakistan has not understood. You can keep talking to the terrorists so long you are able to contain their activities within your land and do not allow them to conduct terror activities in other countries. You should not only be seen capable of doing it but also be seen actually doing it. Same would apply to terrorists from Kashmir. If they expand their activities to other countries, say China, it would be the duty of the Indian Government to crush them.
'Kashmir' is big business.There are lot of interested parties involved on both sides (kashmiris included)Solving the issue will send them out of business.There are people who made a career oot of Kashmir problem.
I think message from SM Krishna is clear but I can understand why Pakistani's have trouble understanding it, let me put it clearly for you: "We are not ready to talk to you yet." Its funny so many Pakistani's taking offence at suggestion to take action against terrorism, you can live with your terrorist friends. Thank you.
@Bhindian
Naive belief akin to saying that once Pakistan stopped supporting NATO the various militant groups would stop fighting Pakistan. The reality is that militants have their own agenda and Kashmir is low on their list.
@Travian: donot talk about my balochistan......you people should not sent terriorist to pakistan ..is it ok for you ???
It's frightening that your neighbor has to require you to address terrorist issues --- something almost every other country on the planet would be doing without question or coercion. Maybe India should cut to the chase and demand that the Civilian Govt take control of the military and ISI - that might be embarrassing enough to actually get some action.
@Pakistan politics: hihi, funny stuff
lol...i love reading comments by pakistanis on any such article...just love it...
all of the people talking about baluchistan terrorists....neither do u people have any proof...nor any credible person to accuse....simply in air theres indian hand behind baluchistan when NONE OF THE PAK GOVT statements say so
talking about mukti bahini...god knows from where u people dig up 40 year old case...in that case...no1 talks about operation searchlight and atrocities of pakistani soldiers in BANGLADESH...how many of them were punished??...theres not even a formal letter of apology from pakistan...
now some guy came up with EUROPEAN TERRORISTS in afghanistan, iraq etc etc...and may i know y are u guys worried about that??...they will handle their own matters...talk about india n pak
That means India will never be able to talk to Pakistan. It just reminds of the notice in the Paan cabins; "Kashmir ki aazadi tak udhaar band he".
Dump these no good terrorists & start living with India like good neighbors!
Serious diplomacy is never ever leaked to the press - undestandably so.
Ulta chor kotwal ko dante. India should first hand over mukti bahani, balochistan terrorists and then ask pakistan to do any thing.
Pakistanis, before you start your rant I suggest go through the editorial by 'Dawn'
http://www.dawn.com/2012/03/12/banned-groups-2.html
To some extent it is real that ordinary Pakistanis are victims of terrorism. But your own Dawn suspects your own security establishment, for encouraging some of the freaks for killing your own people. When are you going to say 'enough is enough' and concentrate on welfare of the people?
@Travian: Be careful. The legal question of Kashmir is under dispute, as per UN Resolution.
If we were to bring parts of India into it , 1/3 of India is effectively under Maoist control.
Who is a Terrorist? Anyone and everyone who is called Terrorist. By whom? By the European Terrorists. European terrorism is 500 years old today and the terrorists can be seen in action in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and some South American countries.
India stop exporting terror to Baluchistan first
How about solving kashmir issue first? "terrorists" will automatically vanish once kashmir issue is solved.
India stop exporting terror to Pakistan
Jihad is breaking the back of Pakistan. She has no option but to give up. In a real world Pakistani style Jihad has no place. As far as Kashmir is concerned its the will of 1.2 billion people against 180 million.
@Ghaznavi: Funny how Pakistanis are more concerned abt Kashmiris than Baluch. We will handle our internal problem while you handle yours.
"India willing to talk to Pakistan if it takes action against terrorists: Report"
Means India is not serious otherwise whole world knows how much we love our terrorists.
".......She further asserted that the Kashmir issue has shown “considerable” improvement during the last year and maintained that her government had proven how acts of violence can be contained with a humane approach."
Then why should people object if Pakistan wants to use this human approach towards Taleban? Or terrorists have different categories?
@Ghaznavi: forget kashmir bro...there are no takers of this issue at internationla level. manage properly what you have and you will be again get back your lost position among the community of nations.Kashmir issue have been the main reason brhind pak,s present state of affairs and it is high time to wake up or parish for unforseeable future.
When will India take action against Kashmir dispute ? They won't so putting conditions won't help anyone's cause and a stale mate will remain there for ever
@Ghaznavi: India is willing to talk to pakistan if it reins in its security terror apparatus which kills, maims, tortures, rapes and use violence against innocent civilians in BALOCHISTAN, SINDHUDESH, PAKHTUNISTAN, BALAWARISTAN.
Pakistan is willing to talk to India if it reins in its security terror apparatus which kills, maims, tortures, rapes and use violence against innocent civilians in Kashmir.
The real issue is what terrorist means to India and what it means to Pakistan. That needs to be defined.
*“credible action against terrorist groups and the related infrastructure on its soil,” *
Kasmay?
There is no need for ifs and buts, simply tell Pakistan that until 26/11 accused are brought to book, no compromise possible, less we forget, RIP, all the victims of Mumbai massacre.
This statement will be the same in content in 2014 or 2015 as well as I dont think Indian president scans news pakistani sites and pakistani comments to know the pulse of pakistan. The word progress means not handover parts of kashmir to pakistan as pakistanis wish but similar to progress word used by pakistani government in terms of balochistan issue. Hint -Bringing in order and maintain status quo and ensure environment for peace and prosperity. But this is not what pakistanis want .