Pakistan should speak in one voice on Mumbai: Anand Sharma

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today said that the Government would take every possible step to stabilise industrial production. Talking to reporters here, Sharma said, "In the present climate, when economies across the world have been adversely affected and there is continuous fall in demand, we would like to ensure that every possible step is taken to ensure that industrial output remains stable." Sharma is taking charge of the trade ministry at a time when India's exports have suffered a severe setback due to the global downturn.

May 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Mumbai encounter specialist Pradeep Sharma was reinstated in service on Thursday nearly eight months after being dismissed for his alleged links with the underworld. The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal asked the State Government to reinstate him with immediate effect with back wages.

April 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress spokesperson and Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani of politicising the issue of terrorism. "Advani is adopting double standards on the issue of terrorism.

April 24th, 2009 KOLKATA - Congress leader and Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Friday said that India wanted protection and safe passage only for civilian Tamils in Sri Lanka and not the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sharma further said that while it was imperative that the Sri Lankan government paid heed to India's request regarding the safety of civilians, it was also important for the LTTE to allow safe passage to civilians.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after Pakistan sought more evidence regarding the Mumbai terror attacks, India Tuesday said Islamabad was indulging in 'diversionary' tactics that raised questions about its sincerity in punishing those behind the carnage. 'We have given sufficient evidence to Pakistan to act against identified masterminds.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Tuesday reiterated that enough evidence had been furnished about the involvement of elements from Pakistan in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and it was now for Islamabad to act on this. 'We have given enough information to act.

April 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after Pakistan demanded more proof on the Mumbai terror attacks, India responded by saying Pakistan must demonstrate sincerity by taking tangible action in the case. Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said India had supplied enough evidence to Pakistan regarding the investigations of the 26/11 terror attacks.

March 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Union Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on Thursday said the Pakistan authorities should take action under the international law and the bilateral assurances given by them. "It is the duty of Pakistan to take action under international law and the bilateral assurances and treaties that have been given," Sharma said at a press conference here.

February 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI - In a fresh spin, Pakistan Friday said that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman caught alive in the Mumbai terror strike, didn't take the sea route to the Indian port city - a suggestion that two Indian ministers immediately shot down. 'There is no proof that Kasab took the sea route,' Pakistani Navy chief Admiral Noman Bashir said at a press conference in Islamabad.

February 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Friday urged Pakistan to speak in one voice on the Mumbai terror attacks, with two ministers saying flip flops on the carnage were best avoided. 'I am sure somebody else will refute him tomorrow,' Home Minister P.

February 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD - Rejecting Pakistan's contention that the Mumbai attackers did not use the sea route to sneak into the city, India Friday slammed Pakistan's 'duplicity and denial' and indicated it will reply to Islamabad's queries on 26/11 as early as next week. India also objected to any military aid being given to Pakistan, saying this should be linked to demonstrable action against terror outfits.

February 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Saturday asked Pakistan to honour its commitments on prosecuting the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks even as reports said the results of Islamabad's probe into the mayhem would be handed over to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani later in the day. 'Everyone knows which organisations were involved (in the Mumbai carnage).

January 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Saturday said it has not received any response from Pakistan on the Mumbai terrorist attack dossier it handed over six days ago and underlined that Islamabad is obliged under international conventions to hand over the suspects to New Delhi. 'I will only comment after receiving the reply,' Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma told reporters when asked whether New Delhi has received any response to the dossier linking Pakistan-based elements to the Nov 26 Mumbai carnage.

December 30th, 2008 CHANDIGARH - Military action against Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai attacks was not 'child's play' and India is using diplomatic channels to get Pakistan to hand over the perpetrators of the carnage, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said here Wednesday. Ruling out any military action against Pakistan in the immediate future, Sharma asserted that India was a mature democracy and military strikes did not make any sense when diplomatic channels were available to make Pakistan fall in line.

December 28th, 2008 SHIMLA - India has acted with maturity and is treading the path of diploamcy in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said here Monday and urged Pakistan to act against terrorists in its own interest. 'India has acted with maturity and diplomatically...