UN-RAJNATH 2LST

"We align with the statement made by Iran on behalf of
NAM (Non-Aligned Movement). No cause could ever justify the
indiscriminate killing of innocent peoples," he added.
"The mindset of attaining goals through violent means
will have to be changed. Towards this end, there is a need to
raise awareness in the society about the thoughts of eminent
personalities like Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi.
With our thousands of years of tradition of
harmonising divergent streams of thoughts, culture of
non-violence and non-aggression, India could make significant
contribution in the fight against terrorism not only at the
political level but also at the intellectual level," he added.
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported that
some US officials had said that Pakistan's Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI) is coaxing Taliban leaders to attack US
troops and their allies in Afghanistan.
Similar charges have been made in the past but The
Wall Street Journal suggested that this one was the "strongest
yet" and showed a "deteriorating relationship with an
essential ally in the Afghan campaign," which had received
billions of dollars in aid.
This news report was preceded by a White House
report on Tuesday, which slammed Islamabad for not doing
enough to battle terrorists who were operating from the
lawless tribal areas near the Af-Pak border.
On the separate issue of the West's perception that
the BJP was responsible for communal unrest in India, Singh
said, "BJP is not a communal party it is other parties that
are communal...they practice vote bank politics to try and
appease the minorities."
Responding to whether the BJP would try repair its
anti-secular image, which also led to Gujarat's chief
minister, Narendra Modi being banned from entering the US for
his alleged role in post-Godhra riots, Singh said, "No efforts
are required...it will go away with time."
He added that BJP had led the country on a world stage
under the leadership of Vajpayee. PTI BS
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