On the foreign secretaries discussing what Pakistan is doing and can do to prevent terrorism against India, he said, “They will report to us and we will take stock of the situation when we are at Sharm-el-Sheikh for the Non-Aligned Summit in mid-July.”

“We must try again to make peace with Pakistan. It also requires effective and strong action against the enemies of peace. If the leaders of Pakistan have the courage, determination and statesmanship to take the high road to peace, India will meet them more than half-way. These were the ideas and sentiments that I shared with the President of Pakistan.”

Singh said, “I explained to him that whereas Pakistan has now taken effective action against Taliban and al-Qaeda, we have a feeling that those elements who are actively engaged in perpetrating terrorists acts in our country are not being brought to justice. So my expectation is that this meeting of foreign secretaries will tell us whether Pakistan has taken effective action and if it plans to take effective action against these perpetrators of terrorism.”