New Delhi, July 31: India today said it was ready to discuss nuclear and other confidence building measures with Pakistan as part of a composite dialogue but a conducive atmosphere had to be created for it by ending cross-border terrorism. Labelling recent offer of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf of a "no war pact" as "propagandistic" in nature, Minister of State for External Affairs Digvijay Singh told the Rajya Sabha these statements were made to divert attention from Islamabad's continued support to cross-border terrorism.
He said for a sustained dialogue Pakistan should dismantle terrorist infrastructure.
Singh also ruled out Pakistani proposal for placing international monitors to verify whether cross-border infiltration was continuing or not.
"The proposal for international monitors is neither practical nor acceptable as under Simla Agreement and Lahore Declaration, both India and Pakistan were committed to resolve all issues bilaterally" Singh told the house in a written reply.
Ruling out any third party mediation, Singh said Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's proposal for joint patrolling along the Line of Control was a credible bilateral measure to curb cross-border infiltration.
The Minister said the Prime Minister during his recent visit to Germany had made no mention of any compromise on Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that government's position on the status of the state as an integral party of India has been consistent and principled.

Bureau Report