February 12, 2009
Visionmp.com News Service
Amid diplomatic tactics employed by Pakistan to shun liabilities brought forth by the 26/11 terror strikes in Mumbai, Minister for External Affairs, Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said India would "spare no efforts in tackling the multi-dimensional challenges of terror". He was addressing the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi.
"Security has been a concern? There are multidimensional challenges before us," said Mukherjee.He pointed out that "terrorists from Pakistan" had targeted "financial centers" and the economy.
"Medical centers, aviation and infrastructures have not been spared. In recent times India has become a victim of terrorism including cross border terrorism. The 26/11 attacks was one such gruesome example. This needs to be tackled in a resolute manner. We will spare no efforts to deal with terrorists."
Speaking on a more indigenous topic and one that has found his party at the receiving end in Andhra Pradesh, Mukherjee asserted that the Satyam scam cannot be allowed to harm the prospects of the Indian IT industry.
The government says it would employ every measure to get to the bottom of the fraud.
"We will spare no effort in getting to the bottom of this terrible scam and will take whatever measures are necessary on the basis of the findings," said Mukherjee, who also holds the finance portfolio.
The government acted swiftly and is doing everything in the domain of investigations, protecting the livelihood of thousands of employees and restoring confidence among clients.
Without naming Satyam, he said that a single aberration does not undermine the reputation of the Indian IT industry or the country's standing as an emerging trillion dollar economy.
"The adverse fallout of the (wrong-doings) in a single company cannot be allowed to cast its shadow on the entire Indian IT industry worth 60 billion dollars," Mukherjee said.
