Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh has said India is ready to resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan on the condition that it will not allow its territory to be used against its neighbour. In an interview to the Washington Post ahead of his state visit to the US, Dr.Singh said India has been a victim of Pakistan-aided terrorism, and intelligence reports still suggest that terrorists based in that country are planning attacks in India similar to last year's Mumbai carnage. He, however, asserted that Pakistan has nothing to fear from India, and it is a tragedy that Pakistan has come to the point of using terror as an instrument of state policy.<br/>Noting that India has been a victim of Pakistan-aided -abetted and -inspired terrorism for nearly 25 years, Dr. Singh said India want the US to use all its influence with Pakistan to ask it desist from that path. Asked about actions being taken by Pakistan to bring to book those involved in the Mumbai terror attack, the Prime Minister said they have not done enough. He also expressed concern about the rise of terrorism in Pakistan and said terrorists' increasing grip over several parts of the country was a threat to India's security as well. <br/>Dr.Manmohan Singh expressed the hope that the US will be more liberal in transferring technologies to India and clear the way for implementing the landmark agreement on nuclear cooperation. He said that nuclear cooperation would be high on his agenda during talks with President Obama. The Prime Minister said, the restrictions on technology transfers to India make no sense since the country has an impeccable record of non-proliferation. He expressed the hope that the US administration can be persuaded to be more liberal when it comes to transferring technologies to India. He also pointed out that India has an impeccable record of not participating in any proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. <br/>Dr. Manmohan Singh said he is confident of India soon returning to nine per cent growth level, helped by resumption in capital flows from developed nations, and hoped that the US economy too would rebound.<br/> <br/>
News On AIR | November 21, 2009 12:32 PM
Ready to sort out issues with Pak: PM