Indicating that he will go ahead with the meeting with his Pakistani counterpart in New York on Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the “provocative” terror attacks like the ones in Jammu region will not succeed in derailing the process of dialogue. However, he strongly condemned on Thursday’s terror strikes, saying it was done by the “enemies of peace” from across the border, an apparent reference to Pakistan. Dr Singh, who will be meeting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for talks, said, “India is firmly resolved to combat and defeat the terrorist menace that continues to receive encouragement and reinforcement from across the border. This is one more in a series of provocation and barbaric actions by the enemies of peace,” Dr Singh said in a statement here en route to the US. “Such attacks will not deter us and will not succeed in derailing our efforts to find a resolution to all problems through a process of dialogue,” he said.
*** Pak must fix accountability, says Khurshid New York, Sept. 26: With the stage set for a meeting between PM Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif here, India has said it will ask its neighbour to fix the accountability for the 26/11 terror attack that left 166 people dead. “The work that we have done on this meeting (between Dr Singh and Mr Sharif) includes conveying the expectation of some signal, addressing our concerns, which essentially are accountability for 26/11, people who are involved in planning and executing, who happen to be either in the custody of Pakistan or on their soil. We are looking for accountability,” external affairs minister Salman Khurshid told mediapersons here. He, however, voiced caution and said the meeting between the two PMs should not be expected to address all issues and concerns. — PTI
