The Hindu : 'Nadimarg killings infused fresh thinking in Govt.'

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Saturday, Apr 05, 2003

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'Nadimarg killings infused fresh thinking in Govt.'

NEW DELHI APRIL 4. The Nadimarg massacre of Kashmiri Pandits and reports of massing of mercenaries in Pakistan have infused a "fresh thinking" in the Government on dealing with terrorism sponsored from across the border, the External Affairs Minister, Yashwant Sinha, said today. He asserted that Pakistan had weapons of mass destruction and continued to be the epicentre of terrorism. "If these were considerations for a pre-emptive strike against another country, then definitely India has a better case," he said in an interview to PTI.

"Nadimarg has resulted in a fresh thinking in dealing with the terrorist menace. We have information about the designs of terrorist organisations and we will do our best to meet the threat. The Deputy Prime Minister, L. K. Advani's meeting with the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister was a pointer to that," Mr. Sinha said.

"Such a meeting was held after a gap of five years. The security situation was reviewed in detail. Further action will be taken in furtherance of the decisions taken there." Asked whether India was satisfied with U.S. assurances of pressing Pakistan to put an end to infiltration and cross-border terrorism, he said, "it should be a matter of their own satisfaction".

Recalling that it was the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Richard Armitage, who conveyed that Pakistan had promised to permanently end infiltration and terrorism, he said this was a commitment made to them (the Americans) that had been flouted. "They should feel sorry about it, not India".

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