NEW DELHI: India on Friday said it was obliged to "consider the entire range of options that exist" with the failure of Pakistan to deliver on its promise of not supporting terror activities.
"Terrorism remains a scourge for our region. If a country cannot keep the assurances that it has given, then it obliges us to consider the entire range of options that exist to protect our interests and people from this menace," Indian external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee said, without naming Islamabad.
Mukherjee said the terror attacks on the financial capital of the country reflected the extent to which the terrorists have spread their network.
The external affairs minister, however, did not elaborate on the course of action to be taken by the government following Pakistan's failure to act on its assurance of dismantling terror infrastructure on its territory.
"The Mumbai terrorist attack is the latest instance of how sub-regionalism, regionalism and multilaterism are directly threatened by non-state actors with the aid of para-state apparatus," Mukherjee said.
He said that India would fine-tune its priorities to deal with terrorism.
"Terrorism remains a scourge for our region. If a country cannot keep the assurances that it has given, then it obliges us to consider the entire range of options that exist to protect our interests and people from this menace," Indian external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee said, without naming Islamabad.
Mukherjee said the terror attacks on the financial capital of the country reflected the extent to which the terrorists have spread their network.
The external affairs minister, however, did not elaborate on the course of action to be taken by the government following Pakistan's failure to act on its assurance of dismantling terror infrastructure on its territory.
"The Mumbai terrorist attack is the latest instance of how sub-regionalism, regionalism and multilaterism are directly threatened by non-state actors with the aid of para-state apparatus," Mukherjee said.
He said that India would fine-tune its priorities to deal with terrorism.
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