India will have to be prepared to meet any eventuality:Krishna

New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) In the backdrop of the US remarks
that India would have limited patience if a Mumbai-type attack
recurs, External Affairs Minister of India S M Krishna on
Thursday said the government will have to be prepared to meet
any eventuality.
"Yes, that is a worrying development because having been
a victim of an earlier attack, gone through the anguish, the
agony, the trauma, I think India certainly will have to be
prepared to meet any such eventuality," he said.
Krishna was asked to comment on US Defence Secretary
Robert Gates' remarks that terror outfits like Lashkar-e-Toiba
were focusing on destabilising India.
"Of course, the defence forces and the Home Ministry are
in close touch and coordination with the External Affairs
Ministry and it will be our endeavour to maintain peace and
tranquillity within India," he said.
Earlier, inaugurating the Delhi Dialogue-II between India
and ASEAN, Krishna favoured greater cooperation among
developing countries to have an effective voice in
international financial architecture and a new global economic
order.
He talked about a regional approach on energy matters
which can accommodate competing demands and constraints while
shifting the focus from competition to cooperation.
Krishna underlined that India was ready to allocate up to
USD 50 million to support several initiatives to strengthen
links with the ASEAN member nations. PTI SKU
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