New York: In his first meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif later today, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to strongly raise the issue of terrorism, and emphasise that the dialogue process cannot succeed unless anti-India activities of groups like LeT and JuD chief Hafeez Saeed are curbed.
Singh is expected to clearly tell the new Pakistani leadership that Islamabad needs to “match its words by action” when it comes to their commitment on counter-terrorism.
Putting ball in their court, the Indian side, according to sources, will ask them what the new Pakistani government has to offer in addressing India's concerns over continued terrorism, particularly since Sharif has made some “nice” statements.
Singh is likely to tell Sharif that India is keen to take the relationship with Pakistan forward but this process was being hampered by repeated terror attacks and the free run given to groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa, whose chief Saeed continues to engage in anti-India tirades openly.
