Suspension of dialogue with Pakistan can be counterproductive:

Jammu, May 25 (PTI) Asserting there is no alternative to
dialogue with Pakistan, north Indian state of Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said any
knee-jerk reaction by India to David Coleman Headley's
testimony linking ISI with Mumbai terror attacks would be
counterproductive.
"War is no option. Violence is no option. And therefore
any sort of knee-jerk reaction where we suspend any dialogue
or talks (with Pakistan) will only be counterproductive for
India", Omar told reporters here at a function here.
The Chief Minister was answering questions on links
between ISI, LeT and David Hadley in engineering the 26/11
Mumbai attack as brought out by Headley's testimony of the
trial of 26/11 in a Chicago court.
To a question about his suggestion to Pakistan over
ISI link to Mumbai attack, Omar said "it is not for me to
suggest anything to Pakistan. For diplomatically taking up
the matter with Pakistan, I believe that it is obvioulsy
something that Government of India is going to have to do".
"It is clear that the trial suggests linkages between ISI
and that case (26/11-Headley) which is going on in USA", he
said adding "clearly that has something that has implications
for India's relationship with Pakistan".
To a question about stern action against Pakistan and
termination of dialogue process, Omar said "I believe it is
something that has to be taken up diplomatically. But I do not
recommend knee-jerk reaction that we have seen in the past".
The Chief Minister said "there is no alternative to
dialogue with Pakistan as war is not an option. Violence is
not an option".
"While I would obviously expect that such things should
be taken up diplomatically, I do not think there should be
suspension of any dialogue with Pakistan", he said.
To a question about Hafiz Sayeed's threat to increase
acts of terror against India, he said "there is nothing
new. He has always been giving such threats in the past".