March 16, 2010 9:12 AM

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Composite Dialogue ruled out till Pakistan guarantees to act on Terrorism says Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao virtually ruled out resumption of composite dialogue with Pakistan till the time Pakistan guarantees that terrorism can be controlled by its authorities. Addressing the Widrow Wilson Centre, a Washington-based think-tank Mrs Nirupama Rao said that India has made several genuine efforts to restore trust and confidence with Pakistan. Mrs Rao noted that there should be strict accountability criteria that apply to defence assistance rendered to Pakistan for operations against terrorists and insurgents on the border with Afghanistan.<br/><br/>She said India has time and again, made genuine attempts to address outstanding issues, most importantly, the issue of terrorism through dialogue with Pakistan. Condenming the recent attack on Indians in Kabul, the Foreign Secretary said the deteriorating situation in the war-torn country remains the foremost security related challenges. She said that there can be no distinction between a good Taliban and a bad Taliban, which she observed would be disastrous for Afghanistan On Indo-US civil nuclear agreement Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said ; once the 123 Agreement is implemented, a structured bilateral interaction with the Industry on both sides could take forward the process.<br/>

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