The Hindu : 'Nothing new', says India

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Wednesday, Aug 13, 2003

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'Nothing new', says India

By Amit Baruah

NEW DELHI AUG. 12. India said today that there was "nothing new" in the suggestions made by the Pakistani President, Pervez Musharraf, for a ceasefire along the Line of Control and in Jammu and Kashmir.

"They have not been found effective in the past because Pakistan has continued to sponsor terrorism directed against India and provided support to cross-border infiltration," the External Affairs Ministry spokesman said.

"Once this (terrorism) is stopped and Pakistan-aided terrorists stop crossing the LoC, the level of firing would naturally go down," he said in a statement.

There was nothing preventing the Pakistan-aided terrorists from stopping their activities inside Jammu and Kashmir. "Once these activities stop, there would inevitably be a change in the necessary measures required to be taken by the security forces," he said.

"We are also disappointed by the suggestions emanating from the Pakistani leadership that they had done all that they could to stop cross-border infiltration and terrorism.

"The facts point to continuing Pakistani support through funding, training, indoctrination, launch and guidance," the statement said.

Instead of "propagandist" statements, Pakistan should take effective and long-term oriented measures to dismantle the infrastructure of support to terrorism, it added.

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