WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that in her recent visit to India, she urged Indian leaders not to take actions that could destabilise the region. “Anything that, in fact, would make the situation worse or might introduce unintended consequences is not going to be good for the stability of the region,” said Ms Rice. “It isn’t going to address what needs to be done, and that was also my message to India.”
Talking about her visit, Ms Rice told US television she talked with the Indians “about a response to the Mumbai attacks that would actually be commensurate with the goals. The goals are to bring the perpetrators to justice and to prevent a follow-on attack.”
She also urged Pakistan to ‘act forcefully’ to stem terror threats, although she acknowledged that the Pakistani government wanted to do the right things concerning terrorism.
She advised Pakistan to take at least some steps that might lead to those two goals, bringing the perpetrators to justice and getting India and Pakistan to cooperate to make certain that future attacks did not take place.
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