India has dismissed Pakistan's allegations that New Delhi was not fully prepared for talks. <br/><br/>Talking to newsmen in the capital on his return from Pakistan this evening, the External Affairs Minister, Mr. S.M. Krishna said that his mandate following the meeting of two Prime Ministers in Thimpu, Bhutan was very clear. He said there was no ambiguity. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna said that he confined himself to the given mandate. <br/><br/>Reacting to another statement of Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi which he made in a separate press conference, after Mr. Krishna left Islamabad, the External Affairs Minister said that there is no comparison between the statements of Home Secretary G.K. Pillai and that of Pakistan terror suspects Hafij Sayeed. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna commented that Hafij Sayeed has been speaking against India out of turn and crying for jehad against India. <br/><br/>The Minister said that what Mr. Pillai had said was based on the information made available to India by David Colmen Headly. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna clarified that India had got direct acess to Pakistan born US national terror mastermind Headly. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna said that he had made it very clear to the Pakistan leadership that anti-India propaganda will not help. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna stressed that he made very clear to his counterpart and the Paksitani leadership that terror is the biggest obstacle in normalising relations between the two countries. He said that issue of terrorism is not taken care of, rest of things will be futile. <br/><br/>The External Affairs Minister informed that the bilateral core issues were discussed in great details. He said serious, comprehensive and sustained dialogue on all issues were held. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna expressed confidence that some headway has been made towards reducing the trust deficit between New Delhi and Islamabad.
News On AIR | July 16, 2010 5:56 PM
India dismisses Pak’s allegations