Pak can`t escape commitments, all options open: Pranab

New Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) Making it clear that Pakistan
cannot escape its commitments on ending terrorism, India
Monday said it has kept all options open to make Islamabad do
so but refused to specify if military action was being
considered.

"We expect Pakistan to do whatever it has committed. We
want it to fulfill its promises, fulfill its commitments as a
responsible nation of the international community," External
Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters here.

"No responsible nation can escape its commitment," he
said after inaugurating a conference of Indian Ambassadors and
High Commissioners convened to apprise them about the current
stand-off with Pakistan and other issues.


Pointing out that India is obliged to pursue its
objective of making Pakistan act as people have been killed
and properties destroyed, Mukherjee said "we have not closed
any options."

On whether military action could be one of the options,
he shot back saying, "If you ask about military conflict,
nobody will say about it in the media. There is a particular
situation. We have kept our options open.
"Asking questions about military action does not serve
my interest or your interest." PTI