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07-29-2006, 06:13 PM
Strong evidence of Pak role in train blasts: NSA
http://oheraldo.in/node/17160
NEW DELHI, JULY 29 (PTI) — Objecting to certain comments made by US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher after the Mumbai bomb blasts, India has said the evidence with it about Pakistan’s role in cross-border terrorism was ‘stronger’ than what Washington had after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
National Security Adviser M K Narayanan said Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashker-e-Toiba had international influence and it was important for the US to understand its ‘ramifications’.
“Boucher did not talk to anyone of us. (But) he has made a statement,” Narayanan told Karan Thapar’s ‘Devil’s Advocate’ programme on CNN-IBN when referred to the US official’s remarks suggesting that India had no evidence to blame Pakistan for the Mumbai blasts that killed 200 people and injured more than 700 people.
“If he (Boucher) wished to have information, we are willing to talk to whoever is wanting to know the facts. He has not fallen into that category as of now,” the NSA said.
Boucher had said that nobody has clinching evidence to pinpoint the perpetrators of the wave of deadly attacks in Mumbai.
“The evidence...As far as who they were, who was responsible — I don’t think we’ve seen a lot yet... I think we need to be led by the evidence before we start trying to draw conclusions and make policy pronouncements on it,” the US official had said.
Narayanan said the government has proof of how terrorism is controlled from Pakistanth of July 11 Mumbai blasts.
“As and when we are ready with all facts and evidence, we will do it,” he said when asked whether the government will furnish proof about Pakistani linkage to terrorism here.
Apparently referring to the US, he said “We can convince you... Are you willing to believe it? You should believe it. If you believe, we will provide evidence.”
To a question, the NSA said “What (evidence) we have is stronger than what the US had (against Taliban) after 9/11 which prompted America to launch a war on Afghanistan.”
“It is important from the US point of view to understand the ramifications of terrorism,” he said.
Contending that LeT is an integral part of Al Qaeda, and in “some parts even bigger,” Narayanan said the Pakistan-based terror outfit has linkages in many countries including Europe and Asia.
He said LeT was far greater threat than Al Qaeda due to its greater reach. “LeT is an integral part of Al Qaeda but sometimes it becomes even bigger because of its contacts. We have not come across their involvement in the US but in Europe and Asia, they are very active.”
“LeT has many connections.... So the US has to pay special attention and not treat it as India-only issue,” he said, hoping that New Delhi would be able to convince Washington in this regard.
http://oheraldo.in/node/17160
NEW DELHI, JULY 29 (PTI) — Objecting to certain comments made by US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher after the Mumbai bomb blasts, India has said the evidence with it about Pakistan’s role in cross-border terrorism was ‘stronger’ than what Washington had after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
National Security Adviser M K Narayanan said Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashker-e-Toiba had international influence and it was important for the US to understand its ‘ramifications’.
“Boucher did not talk to anyone of us. (But) he has made a statement,” Narayanan told Karan Thapar’s ‘Devil’s Advocate’ programme on CNN-IBN when referred to the US official’s remarks suggesting that India had no evidence to blame Pakistan for the Mumbai blasts that killed 200 people and injured more than 700 people.
“If he (Boucher) wished to have information, we are willing to talk to whoever is wanting to know the facts. He has not fallen into that category as of now,” the NSA said.
Boucher had said that nobody has clinching evidence to pinpoint the perpetrators of the wave of deadly attacks in Mumbai.
“The evidence...As far as who they were, who was responsible — I don’t think we’ve seen a lot yet... I think we need to be led by the evidence before we start trying to draw conclusions and make policy pronouncements on it,” the US official had said.
Narayanan said the government has proof of how terrorism is controlled from Pakistanth of July 11 Mumbai blasts.
“As and when we are ready with all facts and evidence, we will do it,” he said when asked whether the government will furnish proof about Pakistani linkage to terrorism here.
Apparently referring to the US, he said “We can convince you... Are you willing to believe it? You should believe it. If you believe, we will provide evidence.”
To a question, the NSA said “What (evidence) we have is stronger than what the US had (against Taliban) after 9/11 which prompted America to launch a war on Afghanistan.”
“It is important from the US point of view to understand the ramifications of terrorism,” he said.
Contending that LeT is an integral part of Al Qaeda, and in “some parts even bigger,” Narayanan said the Pakistan-based terror outfit has linkages in many countries including Europe and Asia.
He said LeT was far greater threat than Al Qaeda due to its greater reach. “LeT is an integral part of Al Qaeda but sometimes it becomes even bigger because of its contacts. We have not come across their involvement in the US but in Europe and Asia, they are very active.”
“LeT has many connections.... So the US has to pay special attention and not treat it as India-only issue,” he said, hoping that New Delhi would be able to convince Washington in this regard.