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India has always condemned terrorist attack inside
Pakistan," Rao, who is in the US on a six-day visit, said. "We
have never in any way condoned that. We condemn it whole
heartedly."

Earlier in her address also, she ruled out resumption of
composite dialogue with Pakistan till Islamabad guarantees
that terrorism can be controlled by its authorities.
"Today, Pakistan claims that it is in no position to
give us such a guarantee that terrorism can be controlled by
its authorities. In such a situation, the people of India who
are already bitterly affected by the series of terrorist
attacks directed against them, can hardly be expected to
support the resumption of a full-blown Composite Dialogue with
Pakistan," Rao said.
She asserted that despite the brazen and malignant nature
of the threats India face, New Delhi has made several genuine
efforts to restore trust and confidence.
"Aggressive pronouncements by persons identified by the
world as terrorists continue to be made openly against India.
Distinctions made between the various terrorist outfits are
now meaningless, since they are now in effect fused both
operationally and ideologically," she said.
"We have consistently emphasised the need for governments
concerned to act decisively to dismantle the infrastructure of
terrorism and to effectively deal with groups that perpetrate
it."
However, Rao said, "our restraint should not be confused
with weakness or unwillingness to act against those that seek
to harm our people, create insecurity and hamper our
developmental goals." (More) PTI LKJ
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