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Countering terror: United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi on Wednesday. NEW DELHI: United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has promised to persuade Pakistan to take “very direct and tough action,” even as India warned that it would react in “whatever way necessary” after receiving the response to its demarche to Pakistan served on Tuesday. Asked whether the series of terror attacks in Indian cities warranted Indian military strikes, Ms. Rice wanted New Delhi’s response judged by its effectiveness which avoids “unintended consequences.” She assured India that the U.S. would work “very closely” to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice and prevent further strikes of this kind. Even if non-state actors were involved, it was Pakistan’s responsibility to take action if the terrorists were based on its territory, she observed at a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the end of a 45-minute interaction on Wednesday. Ms. Rice admitted that the Mumbai terror strikes were more sophisticated than the previous serial bomb blasts in several major Indian studies, but wanted the response limited to arresting the culprits and ensuring that no further attack took place. Pakistan had a central role to play in ensuring both these things, she added. “Someone’s backside is going to be kicked very hard tomorrow in Pakistan,” said sources, adding that the U.S. had been able to obtain all intercepts of the conversations between the terrorists and their handlers. Ms. Rice is visiting Islamabad on Thursday. There was a design, says PranabMr. Mukherjee pointed out that the series of terror strikes in major cities was aimed at striking at the developmental, scientific and economic abilities of the country. The terrorists had hit an important tourist centre (Jaipur), the national capital (Delhi), the financial capital (Mumbai) and a major centre of science and technology (Bangalore). “There was a design … they were not sporadic or accidental,” he asserted. Ms. Rice said the U.S. expected the Pakistani government to be cooperative and active. During meetings with Mr. Mukherjee and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, the the U.S. Secretary of State was informed that New Delhi was in no doubt that the attackers and their controllers were based in Pakistan. PTI reports: Ms. Rice met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani here to express solidarity with India in the wake of the terror attacks. Related Stories
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