RIYADH: India will go the extra mile to improve relations with Pakistan if Islamabad acts decisively on terrorism, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday during a visit to Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh has close ties with Pakistan and has also been cited as a possible mediator in any eventual political settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan where India and Pakistan have long battled for influence.
“If Pakistan cooperates with India, there is no problem that we cannot solve and we can walk the extra mile to open a new chapter in relations between our two countries,” said Singh, on the first visit to the kingdom by an Indian leader since 1982.
But Islamabad needed to act against Pakistan-based militant groups, Singh told Saudi Arabia's quasi-parliament, the Shura Council.
He also said that “no sanctuary should be given to those who promote terror, violence or instability” in Afghanistan, according to a text of his speech given to journalists.
India broke off talks with Pakistan after the November 2008 attack on Mumbai blamed on the Lashkar-e-Taiba.MORE DETAILS.....
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