India denies Pak. accusations

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, FEB. 7. India has rejected the accusation by the Pakistan military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, that New Delhi was creating tensions between the two neighbours and said that Islamabad was responsible for making South Asia volatile by supporting cross-border terrorism and indulging in anti-India propaganda.

A spokesman of the External Affairs Ministry said that Pakistan's armed aggression in Kargil and unabated support for cross-border terrorism had generated tensions in the region. He said it was ironic that Pakistan had blamed India for increasing tensions and pointed out that the military regime had unleashed a barrage of hostile propaganda against New Delhi.

The spokesman was reacting to remarks by Gen. Musharraf that the recent observations by the Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, and other Indian leaders had increased tension between the two countries.

The spokesman pointed out that India had always maintained that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of India.

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