While urging nations to act against states which sponsor terrorism, New Delhi on Wednesday said it had employed "proper diplomatic channels" to convey its "differences" with Britain over British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's remarks over Kashmir and terrorism.
Continuing with the diplomatic offensive launched in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee, in an ostensible indication towards Pakistan, urged the international community to compel "recalcitrant states" to act.
He said that the problems were made more complex by the refusal of a recalcitrant state to recognise its international commitments and responsibilities on not allowing the use of (its) territory for terror activities.
Mukherjee said that it was high time international mechanisms were brought into play to reign in nations where “state apparatus sponsors terrorism as an act of state policy.” He was addressing a regional security conference in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Mukherjee also clarified India's position over Miliband's remarks that suggested terrorism in the region was linked to the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.
"When the foreign secretary of the UK visited us he shared his perceptions about the situations, and I equally told him and all the interlocutors that this is your perception," Mukherjee said.
"We do not share this perception," he told reporters on the sidelines of the conference.
"In our normal diplomatic channel, what is proper and just, we have done it and now it is a closed chapter," Mukherjee said in a bid to put the controversy to rest.
In an article published in The Guardian, a British daily, last week, Miliband had argued that the unresolved Kashmir issue provided "the chief call to arms" to terrorists in the region.
These remarks were interpreted by some in India as a sign of a broader strategy that sees the resolution of the Kashmir dispute as crucial to bringing stability to South Asia.
Political parties in India were quick to denounce these remarks and the chief opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) described Miliband's visit to India last week as "a diplomatic disaster".
The external affairs ministry snubbed London saying it did not need "unsolicited advice" on its internal affairs.
Miliband added salt to Indian injuries by asserting during that there was no evidence to suggest that the Pakistani state directed the Mumbai carnage, remarks that contradicted Manmohan Singh's contention that "official agencies" of Pakistan were complicit in the terror attacks.
(Agency Inputs)
Continuing with the diplomatic offensive launched in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee, in an ostensible indication towards Pakistan, urged the international community to compel "recalcitrant states" to act.
He said that the problems were made more complex by the refusal of a recalcitrant state to recognise its international commitments and responsibilities on not allowing the use of (its) territory for terror activities.
Mukherjee said that it was high time international mechanisms were brought into play to reign in nations where “state apparatus sponsors terrorism as an act of state policy.” He was addressing a regional security conference in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Mukherjee also clarified India's position over Miliband's remarks that suggested terrorism in the region was linked to the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.
"When the foreign secretary of the UK visited us he shared his perceptions about the situations, and I equally told him and all the interlocutors that this is your perception," Mukherjee said.
"We do not share this perception," he told reporters on the sidelines of the conference.
"In our normal diplomatic channel, what is proper and just, we have done it and now it is a closed chapter," Mukherjee said in a bid to put the controversy to rest.
In an article published in The Guardian, a British daily, last week, Miliband had argued that the unresolved Kashmir issue provided "the chief call to arms" to terrorists in the region.
These remarks were interpreted by some in India as a sign of a broader strategy that sees the resolution of the Kashmir dispute as crucial to bringing stability to South Asia.
Political parties in India were quick to denounce these remarks and the chief opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) described Miliband's visit to India last week as "a diplomatic disaster".
The external affairs ministry snubbed London saying it did not need "unsolicited advice" on its internal affairs.
Miliband added salt to Indian injuries by asserting during that there was no evidence to suggest that the Pakistani state directed the Mumbai carnage, remarks that contradicted Manmohan Singh's contention that "official agencies" of Pakistan were complicit in the terror attacks.
(Agency Inputs)
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