Manmohan tells Obama about terror threat to India emanating from Pakistan
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, April 12, 2010
PM told Obama about India's concern of terror threat emanating from Pakistan
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has conveyed India's concern to the US President Barack Obama on the issue and asked him to put pressure on Pakistan to deliver on its promise of taking action against Mumbai attackers.
Prime Minister Singh said New Delhi wants convincing action against those behind the Mumbai attacks.
Obama assured Dr. Singh that the U.S. shares India’s concerns over Lashkar-e-Taiba and other terror outfits operating from Pakistan.
During his 45 minute meeting with Obama, Prime Minister Dr. Singh also raised the issue of Indian investigators getting direct access to Mumbai attacks plotter David Headley.
Obama said the U.S. was working through legal processes for giving India access to Headley.
"He (Obama) was fully supportive of our request for provision of such access," Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told reporters after the meeting.
Nirupama Rao told reporters that during the meeting Prime Minister Dr. Singh emphasised that Pakistan needed to take 'convincing action' against those responsible for Mumbai attacks.
Ms. Nirupama Rao told reporters that during the meeting the U.S. President said that he favoured reduction of tensions between the two countries. However, Prime Minister Dr. Singh made it clear to the US President that the 'future of South Asia would be determined by the manner in which terrorism is tackled'.
