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Indian Defense Chief, No Plans to Attack Pakistan
India on Tuesday said it is not planning any military action against Pakistan but stressed that the neighbouring country will have to take action against terrorists there for the relations to improve. Indian defense minister, However, refused to divulge India's course of action in the present scenario.
Indian authorities have blamed the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba for the three-day siege that left 164 dead in Mumbai last month.
Pakistan has arrested a senior Lashkar leader who was the suspected mastermind of the attacks and shuttered the offices of a charity linked to Lashkar. Authorities there say they will prosecute anyone allegedly involved in the attacks in their own courts.
But Indian leaders have said the moves are not sufficient and have called on Pakistan to do more to dismantle the terror network they claim is well-established in that country.
Defense Minister A.K. Antony said India was "not planning any military action" against Pakistan but urged Islamabad to crack down on militants thought to be based within its borders.
"Unless Pakistan takes actions against those terrorists who are operating on their soil against India ... things will not be normal," Antony told reporters Tuesday.
In the weeks since the Nov. 26 attacks, tensions have been high between India and Pakistan, but India's prime minister, along with other senior leaders, have said they are not preparing for war.
The attacks killed 26 foreigners, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown have visited New Delhi and Islamabad to cool tensions in the region, and to press Pakistan to cooperate in the investigation.



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at 23:48 on December 15th, 2008
I am glad to hear that.
at 02:34 on December 16th, 2008
India has never talked about chances of a war after the Mumbai terror attack tensions with Pakistan. But yes, the security forces were on alert, the military was also asked to be on alert - all that was for India's own defence mechanism to be prepared for anything next. Why India, every and any other country would do that, it's for safety, it's quite natural.
Unfortunately Pakistan failed to understand this, and hence they thought this natural alert process to be India's preparation for a war against them. A big hand in this false fear in Pakistan has also been created by the Pakistani media. Instead of easing out tensions, they contributed in messing it up. They also reported the airspace violation with some strange footage of fighter jets flying in the sky (nobody knows recent or past footage from archives - because surely media wasn't sitting aiming their cameras on the border skies? The Line of Control at Pakistan occupied Kashmir is a really high sensitive restricted area and I don't expect any media to be allowed sitting there with cameras)
So, all the war scare on side of Pakistan is completely unnecessary, they must understand that it's not India's war with Pakistan, but it's the whole World's war against Terrorism. More unfortunately, I heard the Pakistani Premier still issuing statements like if there's a war then we are prepared for it - WHY? Who said about a war? I don't recollect any ministry statement saying that on Indian side!
at 05:51 on December 16th, 2008
it is the good news for the humanity,
but this type of story or news changes every day with every comment senior authorities.
at 20:34 on December 16th, 2008
It is good news. An Indian attack on Pakistan
would be a disaster for both countries.
at 04:10 on December 22nd, 2008
yes its true that war between india and pakistan will be disastrous for both the countries as well as for humanity,but do the indians have other option,people do not want war but have they ever realized that indian army is fighting everyday from last three decades,pakistan has imposed a proxy war on india since 1980,so why not a face to face war.pakistan is just like a cancer attached to us geographically,if we avoid today then again this type of situation will rise in future.pakistan is never going to take any strong action against terrorists,so we have to do every thing ourself .people who are saying that there should be no war are thinking selfishly because they are safe and alive but they don't know that anybody can be the nexr victim of these terrorists.I ask those indians who are saying no to war,to not only give their suggestions that war is disastrous but to come forward and to tell the county an other alternative.so finally being and indian iwant to say that india should not leave pakistan this time as there s no difference between pakistan and terrorits everybody knows that isi is the epicenter which is governed by pakistan army.lets fight against terrorism and its source pakistan
jai hind
at 23:53 on December 22nd, 2008
well glad to know at least there are people still against war by the way as mister india here said indians should fight against pakistan what real proof is there and what if after soo many innocent lives are destryed after this war india is still not safe and terrorist still exist wil there be an option tto return to peacef ul india or pakistan
pakistan also had a terror attack recently at marriot hotel islamabad who did that?
terrorism is condemed by all this not about religion is it? come on think about it being patriot in these times and going a head with war is inevitable once it starts every body is patriot we all are but tell me what do u think with nuclear weapons at war our world will end what the heck are we really fighting for then ?
WAR means starvation children dying women dishonor men failing to protect AND eventually loss of everything we ever dreamed of our world to be back in stone ages maybe
tell me what do we really want iam patriot but think !read about war on independence1947 will ya?think of your self dying in some cold cockroach infested building wreckage with dead bodies every where this cant be a selfless thought. i love indian movies i want the world to see peace this is insanity i dont war we are human war mutates humans into phyco revengeful lunatics wanting destruction like a drug to satisfy some childhood grievience