New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S M
Krishna on Wednesday said Pakistan has a "vested interest in
safeguarding" 26/11 terror attacks mastermind and
Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed.
"It`s an orchestrated voice emanating from Pakistan.
They have a vested interest in safeguarding Hafiz Saeed,"
Krishna said.
"We have no doubt that Saeed is the brain behind the
26/11 attacks and we have the evidence to prove it," he added.
Replying to a query if India was running out of
patience due to Islamabad`s reluctance in taking action
against terrorists, he said: "We have got to have lots of
patience when dealing with troublesome neighbours like
Pakistan. India is too big, too strong to get frustrated."
The minister said despite the freeze on dialogue
between the two sides, India was talking to Pakistan on the
terror issue.
"We are continuously engaging Pakistan on terrorism
although we may not be talking to each other on other issues,"
Krishna said according to a press release issued by a news
channel.
He added that the terror issue would be the main focus
of talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi
during their meeting at the UN General Assembly in the next
few weeks.
Commenting on the recent incursions across the
international border by China in Ladakh, the minister said the
two sides had already met 13 times to discuss the
long-standing border issue.
"Incursions here and there should not be magnified. We
have a long border with China and ongoing relationship that we
would want to see developing into a partnership."
On the Chinese military and infrastructure build up in
Tibet, he said, "We have been monitoring the Chinese build-up
along Arunachal Pradesh and elsewhere. Our defence
preparedness is a continuing process."
Asked whether the growing Sino-Nepalese bonhomie will
affect India`s interests, he said, "Nepal understands our
security concerns and has reassured us that it would not let
any other country use its soil to work against us."
Bureau Report
