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New Delhi, Oct 22
India will share intelligence with Pakistan under the joint anti-terror mechanism only if New Delhi sees a "great deal" of cooperation from the neighbouring country, National Security Adviser M K Narayanan has said.
He said "pretty good evidence" of ISI's involvement in the Mumbai blasts would be shared with Pakistan after "certain legal issues" are clarified and hoped this would be done before the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries meet in New Delhi during November 13-15.
"This is entirely a counter-terrorism investigation mechanism...If the anti-terrorism mechanism goes forward and we see there is a great deal of cooperation forthcoming from Pakistan and there is a great deal of comfort between India and Pakistan, then may be we could (share intelligence)," Narayanan said on the "Devil's Advocate" programme on CNN-IBN when asked if intelligence would be shared with Pakistan.
"That (sharing intelligence) is our ultimate hope. But that's at a much later stage," he added.
Narayanan said the mechanism would mostly deal with ongoing investigations and sharing of information and could look into issues like money laundering.
The mechanism, to be headed by a special secretary or additional secretary, will function as and when required as it is meant to deal with terrorism, he said.
Narayanan said the mechanism is aimed at putting Pakistan "on the spot" and that it will be given a "fair opportunity" before India decides whether the mechanism is working or not.
"If every time we give them information, we get a negative answer, then we know the mechanism is not working and we have to see what to do," he said.
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