Government to pursue zero tolerance to terrorism: Manmohan

August 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Saturday asserted he was confident that India would crush terrorism with the help of everyone. Speaking from the Red Fort on India's independence day, Manmohan Singh said that violence and terror could not be accepted in a democratic set up.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm el-SHEIKH - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet and discuss the nature of dialogue between the two countries in the future and will review action against terrorism. Manmohan Singh also made it clear that another Mumbai-like terrorist attack will affect dialogue of any kind.

June 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday expressed concern at Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's remarks terming Kashmir as a root cause of continuing terrorism, and asked the government to translate into action zero tolerance on terrorism. "The issue of national security continues to cause serious concern.

June 16th, 2009 YEKATERINBURG - Foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet in the next few weeks and review Islamabad's actions against terrorism before taking a decision on resuming their "composite dialogue", it was decided during talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali Zardari here Tuesday. The two leaders agreed to a meeting between their foreign secretaries to discuss the "primary issue" of terrorism and report to them before the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in the Egyptian town of Sharm-al-Sheikh in mid-July, officials said.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taking a strong stand on terrorism Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that there would be "no tolerance to terror".

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Zero tolerance towards terrorism and stern measures to handle both insurgency and Left-wing extremism are some of the tasks before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government as it puts in place a plan to strengthen internal security, President Pratibha Patil said Thursday. The government has already made a detailed plan to address internal security challenges to be implemented in a time-bound manner, Patil told a joint session of parliament.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil on Thursday said internal security will remain the thrust area of the government with "zero-tolerance" towards terrorism and will tackle it in a "time-bound" manner. "The Government has already prepared a detailed plan to address internal security challenges to be implemented in a time-bound manner," she said.

May 1st, 2009 DUMURJALA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday warned about the deterioration in peace and stability in India's neighbourhood and said the security threat to the country had increased. 'In the entire area in our periphery, peace and stability has deteriorated.

April 29th, 2009 JODHPUR - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that only the Congress Party was equipped to tackle recession and terrorism. "In this time of economic recession, you need a government who has the experience to tackle with such situations.

April 11th, 2009 RAIPUR - Citing the example of the US, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Saturday the party would adopt a 'zero-tolerance policy' on terrorism if voted to power.

April 10th, 2009 DEORIA - Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and called for a tough stand on terrorism as he went on a whirlwind election tour of eastern Uttar Pradesh Friday. Though he did not spew venom against the minorities for which he is widely known, he linked the rise of terrorism with a section of the minorities and hit out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for 'soft pedalling' on terrorism.

April 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama held their first bilateral talks here Thursday and discussed new paths of collaboration in fighting terrorism and climate change. 'We held fruitful talks,' Manmohan Singh said after his meeting with Obama.

March 25th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Wednesday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for his repeated assertions that Manmohan Singh was a weak prime minister.

February 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has 'zero tolerance' policy towards terrorism, whether from jihadi elements or Hindu militants, and would spare no efforts to wipe it out, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Sunday.

January 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday cautioned against conceptualising terrorism purely in military terms, saying it should be tackled through 'better investigation and superior intelligence'. 'Terrorism should not be conceptualized solely in military terms,' Manmohan Singh said while addressing the conference of chief ministers here on internal security.