India today rejected Pakistan’s contention that it was not prepared to discuss all issues. The External Affairs Minister Mr. S.M. Krishna asserted that all core and burning problems were deliberated upon with the aim of reducing trust deficit. He was talking to Newsmen at New Delhi Airport following his return from three day Pakistan visit. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna rebuffed his Pakistan counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi for comparing Home Secretary G K Pillai with JuD chief and terror master mind Hafiz Saeed. Asked about Mr. Qureshi's comparison of Mr. Pillai's remarks with Saeed's anti-India speeches, the Minister remarked, there is absolutely no comparison between the two. <br/><br/>The Minister said that what Mr. Pillai had said was based on the information made available to India by the 26/11 Mumbai terror master mind David Coleman Hadley. Mr. Krishna clarified that India had got direct access to Pakistan born US national terror mastermind Hadley who is in the US confinement.<br/><br/>Mr. Krishna said, Hafiz Saeed is a person who has been speaking out of turn against India and crying for jihad against India. He asserted that he has made it very clear to the Pakistan leadership that such people in Pakistan who incite hostile and anti-India propaganda will not smoothen relationship.<br/><br/>Hours after Mr. Qureshi accused the Indian delegation of carrying a limited mandate to discuss issues, Mr. Krishna said that his mandate was very clear and there was no ambiguity. Expressing satisfaction, the External Affairs Minister said that he confined him self to the given mandate following Prime Ministers of both the countries at Thimpu in Bhutan.<br/><br/>With regard to Mumbai attack investigations, he said that India did not insist on any time-line but had clearly told Pakistan that unless the issue of terrorism was addressed, all other efforts will be futile. He said Pakistan has been told that terrorism was the biggest obstacle in normalising relations between the two countries. He stressed that if relationship has to be strengthened between the two countries, then positive, focused action will have to be taken by the leadership of Pakistan in tackling those perpetrators of these heinous crimes in Mumbai. He said he conveyed to interlocutors the need for effective action against terrorism directed against India. He also stressed on the need for Pakistan to fulfill its assurances not to allow its territory to be used against India saying it will go a long way in building trust and confidence. Mr. Krishna said, Mr. Qureshi assured him that Pakistan will do all its power to fulfill its commitment not to allow its soil to be used against India.<br/><br/> Mr. Krishna rebutted Mr. Qureshi's claim that he was constantly on telephone line with New Delhi during talks.<br/><br/>Describing Mr. Qureshi's statement as extraordinary, he said he was totally cut-off from India and never used the telephone. <br/><br/>The Minister remarked that the mandate given to him was so precise, so clear, that it did not need any additional instructions from Delhi. But, he maintained, that even if he had used the telephone, in diplomacy it was not wrong in keeping touch with the base.<br/><br/>On his visit to Islamabad, Mr. Krishna said, he had cordial, frank and useful exchange of views with Mr. Qureshi. He added, they discussed steps to promote trust and confidence so as to pave the way for serious, comprehensive and sustained dialogue on all issues of mutual interest and concern. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna said talks enabled the two sides to understand each other’s positions. Mr. Krishna said his interactions with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani brought forth the desire on both sides to normalise relationship to bring peace and prosperity in the region.<br/><br/>He found a similar desire during his meetings with leaders of political parties, including MQM, ANPM and PML(N). Mr. Krishna expressed confidence that some headway has been made towards reducing the trust deficit between New Delhi and Islamabad.