London, July 02: Indicating that there was some "change of intent" on Pakistan's side in its support to militants in Kashmir, India has asserted that it would fight its own battle against the terrorists and win and ensure the return of the 300,000 Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley. "I think there is no substitute to India winning this whole issue (battle against terrorists) and succeeding and these 300,000 people (Kashmiri Pandits) going back," Union minister Arun Jaitley said while speaking at the Clement Attle lecture and banquet organised by Labour Friends of India. Over 500 distinguished guests including Lord Swraj Paul, leading NRI and ambassador for British overseas business, Lord Kang, Indian high commissioner to the UK Ronen Sen, S P Hinduja and G P Hinduja, chairman and president respectively of the Hinduja Group and members of the Confederation of Indian Industry currently here attended the lecture and banquet at the Radisson Sas Portman Hotel last night. Jaitley noted that there was an increased alienation of people of Kashmir from terrorists and from the ideology of terror.
"There is a lot more positive situation, it seems to be developing there. There also seems to be a lot of pressure on Pakistan to stop this cross border activity. And there is some change of intent (on the part of Pakistan government), at least in ostensible pronouncement the leadership of the regime that is making today," he said. Bureau Report