Stop patronage of forces within Pak to anti-India groups: Rao

New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) India has demanded stopping
"forthwith" the "patronage of powerful forces and
institutions" within Pakistan to the groups involved in
anti-India acts, saying it faces "hostile forces" from across
the border with that country.

Describing "cross-border terrorism faced by India" as a
"pivotal security challenge", Indian Foreign Secretary
Nirupama Rao said, "we face hostile forces across our border
with Pakistan, although we have consistently stressed our
support for the advancement of democracy" there in an
atmosphere of peace, goals that the United States also
identifies with.
She was delivering the keynote address at a conference on
Indo-US relations here, text of which was made public
Thursday.
"The groups, which direct such attacks against India,
have received the patronage of powerful forces and
institutions within that country. It is vital that this
support must stop forthwith.
"Any viable process of normalisation of our relations
with Pakistan is essentially dependent on this requirement
since it is unrealistic to think otherwise," she said.
She also sought greater Indo-US cooperation and more
frequent consultations on security-related issues including
the threat of international terrorism and the evolving
security architecture in Asia. MORE PTI PYK
RBT


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