Pakistani Taliban a threat to India: AntonyJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Taliban operating in Pakistan pose a "real threat" to India, the region and the world, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday.
Taliban, not just a threat to Pakistan but world peace: AntonyJune 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Friday said that Taliban is a threat to the world peace and India has been trying to impress upon Pakistan to take more proactive actions to ban the Taliban.
Omar Abdullah welcomes Pakistan President's statement on IndiaMay 12th, 2009 HANDWARA - Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has welcomed Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's statement that, 'India is not a threat to his country'. Addressing a rally here on Monday, Abdullah said, "I must thank Pakistan President for his statement which he recently made in America that Pakistan's enemy is not India, Pakistan has no threat from India, Pakistan has threat from terror, Taliban and militancy," Abdullah said Zardari's statement, made during the course of an interview to a popular US news channel, comes in the wake of Pakistan moving away troops from its eastern border with India to fight the Taliban.
Fear of Taliban dominates minds of people in PakistanMay 5th, 2009 ATARI - India-bound passengers on board the India-Pakistan Samjhauta Express train commented on the dominance of Taliban in Pakistan. Passengers said that the fear of Taliban is on the minds of the people in Pakistan.
Terror groups in Pakistan, a threat to regional and world peaceApril 30th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Thursday said the presence of organized terror groups in Pakistan poses a major threat to the safety and security of the entire region, a threat to peace in the subcontinent and to world peace. Sharma was in Amritsar to canvass for Congress candidate O.P.
Pakistan epicenter of terrorism: CongressApril 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party that heads the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Friday said Pakistan has become the 'epicentre of terrorism' and that the Taliban posed a threat to the stability of the region. 'We have stated time and again that Pakistan is today the epicentre of terrorism,' Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma, who is also the minister of state for external affairs, told reporters here.
Chidamabaram admits to "pretty high" threat levels from terror networkApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has revealed that the threat level in the country is "pretty high" as four Pakistan-based terror organizations along with the Taliban are trying to infiltrate into India. "We simply have to keep our powder dry.
Holbrooke to discuss AFPAK strategy with IndiaApril 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke arrived in New Delhi late last night and is expected to brief the Indian leadership about his recent visit to Pakistan and President Obama's new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke is being accompanied by the Chairman of the U.S.
Holbrooke likely to visit India on April 7March 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke is expected to visit India on April 7 to discuss how India could cooperate in US efforts to end terror threat in those two neighbouring countries. During his visit, Holbrooke will meet Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M.
Army not worried by Taliban getting stronger in Pak: General KapoorMarch 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In wake of increased threat perception from militant groups based in Pakistan trying to disrupt the electoral process, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor today said that the Army is capable to counter any kind of danger emanating from across the border. On Wednesday, the Intelligence Bureau warned of increase in threat from across the border to some political leaders during the Lok Sabha elections and plans of militants to disrupt the election process in India.
India concerned over Pakistan deal with Taliban: PranabFebruary 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - India Sunday said Islamabad's peace deal with the Taliban militia in the troubled Swat Valley of North West Frontier Province in Pakistan was a 'matter of concern'. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said, 'There should be no compromise with terrorist organisations like the Taliban.'
'Islamabad's deal with Taliban is a matter of concern,' he said.
India to skip trilateral meet on AfghanistanFebruary 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has decided against sending a representative to a US-led trilateral conference to review its policy on the Afghanistan-Pakistan region that is expected to take place in Washington next week. The foreign ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan will lead their delegations at the conference with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke.
India seeks Taliban defeat, asks Pakistan for 'sincere' probeFebruary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Thursday called for 'confronting and defeating' the Taliban that poses a threat to the region and the world, and asked Pakistan to conduct a 'sincere probe' into the Mumbai attacks to bring the perpetrators of the carnage to justice. 'The Taliban propagates the cult of violence and represents the forces of religious intolerance,' Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma told reporters here.
Taliban has to be confronted and defeated: IndiaFebruary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Thursday underlined the danger posed by the Taliban to the region and the world and stressed on the need for confronting and defeating the hardline militia, which 'propagates the cult of violence'. 'The Taliban has to be confronted and defeated.
Taliban a threat to humanity, warns IndiaFebruary 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday reacted sharply to the peace deal between the Pakistan government and the Taliban and warned the world that the hardline militia was 'a terrorist organisation' and 'a threat to humanity'. 'The Taliban is a terrorist organisation.
Loading ...