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Delhi accuses Islamabad of failing to deliver on promises: India obliged to consider all options: Mukherjee

* India considering plan to approach UNSC with demand that it monitor Pak actions against LT
* Minister claims ‘multiple centres of power’ have emerged in Pakistan

By Iftikhar Gilani

NEW DELHI: India on Friday hinted that Islamabad had ‘failed’ to deliver on promises of not supporting terrorism, and said it was “obliged to consider the entire range of options that exist” – with a plan to approach the United Nations Security Council once again under consideration in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks.

The latest Indian statement could lead to tensions akin to the situation immediately after the Mumbai terror attacks.

Displeased with President Asif Ali Zardari’s statement that “there is still no real evidence that the terrorists who attacked Mumbai came from Pakistan”, India is planning to demand that the Security Council monitor the steps taken by Pakistan against the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and individuals charged over the Mumbai attacks.

“If a country cannot keep the assurances that it has given ... it obliges us to consider the entire range of options that exist to protect our interests and people from this menace (terrorism),” said External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee without naming Islamabad.

In his message to an international conference – Mukherjee said although Pakistan had been giving assurances, Indian appeals had been ignored.

Mukherjee said the Mumbai attacks “reflect the extent to which the terrorists have spread their network in the neighbouring country”.

He also hinted that Pakistani agencies may have ‘assisted the Mumbai terrorists’.

Mukherjee noted that ‘multiple centres of power’ had emerged in Pakistan.

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