Thursday, January 8, 2009

India Says All Options Open To Dismantle Terror Groups

National Security Guard (NSG) commandos leave after a successful operation at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai November 29, 2008. (Punit Paranjpe/Reuters)

From Yahoo News/Reuters:

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – India said on Wednesday it would keep all options open to dismantle "terror outfits" after the Mumbai attacks and Pakistan finally confirmed the lone surviving gunman was Pakistani.

Pakistan's Prime Minister dismissed his national security adviser shortly afterwards. India had been saying for weeks that Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, who was captured after the November attacks, was from Pakistan.

The prime minister's office said Mehmood Ali Durrani had been sacked "for his irresponsible behavior for not taking the prime minister and other stakeholders into confidence, and a lack of coordination on matters of national security."

Indian officials have shown increasing frustration at what they see as Pakistan's unwillingness to fully investigate the attacks in November by 10 gunmen that killed 179 people.

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My Comment: India knows that there are many in Pakistan who are actively supporting various terror groups that are targeting Indian civilians and military/government installations. india is making it clear that it is willing to talk now.... but if these terror groups are not stopped .... anything will then be possible.

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