India today strongly reacted to the US-China Joint Statement in Beijing on Indo-Pak relations and ruled out any third country's role in resolving disputes with Pakistan. A statement issued by External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said said that a meaningful dialogue with Pakistan could take place only in an environment free from terror or the threat of terror.<br/>He said India is committed to resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan through a peaceful bilateral dialogue in accordance with the Shimla Agreement. The Joint Statement, issued after talks between the US President and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing, envisaged a greater role for China in South Asia and said the two countries 'support improvement and growth of relations between India and Pakistan. <br/>It also said both the US and China were ready to strengthen communication, dialogue and cooperation on issues related to South Asia and work together to promote peace, stability and development in that region.<br/>The BJP has expressed concern over the statement of the US President which gives an impression that China will have a role in solving Indo-Pakistan issues and asked the government to come out with its views on the matter.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the United States on Wednesday asked Pakistan to act against perpetrators of Mumbai attacks, including Jamaat-ud Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, saying it wants to see results.Describing Lashkar-e-Taiba as a global threat, US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer said Pakistan should recognise the dangers and dismantle the terror infrastructure existing on its soil.<br/>Addressing mediapersons in New Delhi ahead of the Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington from Tuesday Mr.Roemer said, situation in Pakistan, the Mumbai attacks and cooperation in counter-terrorism will be high on the agenda when Dr. Singh meets the US President Barack Obama.<br/>AIR correspondents Manikanat Thakur & S Mathias report that Climate change, education and poverty-alleviation would also be among the issues of discussion of the Singh-Obama meeting .<br/>Underlining the Obama administration’s commitment to the nuclear deal, the US envoy said the deal brought a lot of trust and confidence into the bilateral relationship and described it as a win-win situation for both the countries. The US envoy identified three remaining steps as a civil liability legislation, which the Indian parliament is expected to take up soon, licensing of US nuclear companies to do nuclear business with India, and an agreement to enable New Delhi to reprocess spent fuel through the transfer of appropriate technologies. Dr.Manmohan Singh's four-day state visit – the first state visit of the Obama administration – is expected to unveil a new framework of strategic partnership revolving around expanded cooperation in areas ranging from counter-terrorism and climate change to energy and food security.The two countries last year signed the 123 bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement that allows India to import civil nuclear equipment and fuel after a gap of over three decades. To facilitate atomic trade, the Obama administration wants an assurance from the Indian government to American nuclear companies that the nuclear equipment will not be misused or proliferated.