“We will never succumb to the designs of our enemies,” said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a statement from New Delhi.
In an official diplomatic message to Pakistan’s embassy in New Delhi on Thursday, India accused Islamabad of stalling over the trial in Pakistan of seven suspects accused of plotting the attacks.
“In Pakistan, we have a neighbour who has not fulfilled its promise to bring the 26/11 masterminds to justice,” Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram said, referring to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, which India blames for the attacks. “I sincerely hope that on the second anniversary of this horrific tragedy, Pakistan will realise its responsibility as a nation and fulfill its promises,” he added at a commemoration ceremony in Mumbai.
Speaking in Sri Lanka where he is on an official trip, Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna also stressed the need for Pakistan to tackle terror groups within its borders. “Once again I call upon Pakistan to dismantle the terror machine operating with impunity in territories under its control and to bring all the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks to speedy justice,” he said.
Meanwhile, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi condemned the Mumbai attacks and reiterated his country’s resolve to bring the perpetrators of the tragedy to justice. “Pakistan is not supporting any [terrorist] outfit and we want to maintain peace and security in the region,” said Qureshi while speaking to the media on Friday in Multan. In this regard, Pakistan has shared information and various proposals with India, he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 27th, 2010.
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