India ready to go the 'extra mile'

PARIS, FEB. 1. India has said that it would go the ``extra mile'' to find a peaceful solution to outstanding problems with Pakistan, including the Kashmir issue, but has regretted that Islamabad is not showing any willingness to give up its ``hostility'' towards New Delhi.

``India's decision to extend by yet another month the suspension of actions against militant groups (in Kashmir) demonstrates our sincere effort to go the extra mile in search of a peaceful solution,'' the National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, Mr.Brajesh Mishra, said here yesterday.

``But terrorism and violence continue unabated and there is no indication that Pakistan is inclined to give up its hostility towards India,'' he said while addressing French academicians and intellectuals here yesterday.

India will continue to make efforts to convey to Pakistan that the two countries could settle differences through peaceful negotiations, Mr. Mishra, who was speaking on `India and the Stability of the Asian Continent,' said.

- PTI

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