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NEW DELHI: The peace process between India and Pakistan will not go forward until Islamabad ends its support for terrorist groups, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said.
``This cannot go forward if Pakistan does not deal with terrorism firmly. What has Pakistan done to control terrorism?'' Singh, said, during his 2-day visit to Bhubaneswar, late Monday night.
In January 2004, India and Pakistan launched a peace process aimed at ending the decades-old dispute over Kashmir.
``Both countries have a common obligation to ensure that terrorist elements are firmly dealt with,'' Singh said, when asked if the process could be jump-started when he attends the upcoming Non-Alligned Movement meeting in Havana, which Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf will also attend.
The peace process has lumbered along -- with bus services, easing of visa restrictions and improved trade ties marking the main signs of progress.
India postponed a round of peace talks in the aftermath of the July 11 train bombings in Mumbai, which killed more than 200 people and were blamed on Kashmiri militants.
However, Singh said he was not adverse to talking to Musharraf in Havana. ``We can choose our friends, not our neighbours. But there should not be any problem in talking.'' |
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