Pranab talks tough on countries harbouring terrorists

New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Raising the pitch against countries that harbour terrorists, India Monday said there should be zero tolerance to the scourge of terrorism and nations, which do not follow it should be made to "pay a heavy price" by the international community.

"Countries that do not follow zero tolerance to terrorism
must be made to pay a heavy price by international community,"
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told a
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-sponsored 'Partnership
Summit 2009' here.

Seeking an international partnership to root out the
menace of terrorism, Mukherjee said the global community
should ensure that the states, which sponsored terror should
be forced to dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.

"Countries that support or tolerate terrorism must have
no choice but to dismantle terror infrastructure," he said.

However, he did not name any country that he may have had
in mind while making these strong remarks against
terror-sponsoring States.

Stating that Mumbai terror attacks had shocked the world,
the Minister told the gathering of international diplomats,
foreign dignitary and industry honchos that terrorism was one
of the threats that affected all nations.

Mukherjee said India had long faced the scourge of
terrorist activities and pointed out that there was a need for
developing technologies in the global efforts to counter
terrorism.
"However, adequate security to ensure such technologies
do not fall in the wrong hands have to be provided," he said.
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