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On Pakistan, the foreign secretary said India has not
shut the door on dialogue with Islamabad, but at the same time
New Delhi cannot be "oblivious to the people's grief and the
concern that they continue to feel about the actions emanating
from Pakistan".
Putting the onus on Pakistan to decide on the kind of
relationship it wanted with India, Rao said the trial of those
arrested in connection with the Mumbai attack was moving at
"glacial pace".
"It has not provided much confidence to us. We have never
and do not want to escalate tension with Pakistan. But
Pakistan must understand our concerns on this issue. We are
waiting for Pakistan to show that degree of sensitivity," she
added.
On Afghanistan, Rao said interference by outside
countries there will be counter-productive. "But the process
of reconciliation should not be seen, as it is by some
countries, as a quick-fix solution to enable an exit strategy
from Afghanistan. PTI