Name and shame `delusional' Pakistan, pleads India

India on Wednesday said that countries which supported terrorism must be named and shamed, asserting the need for united efforts to combat terror. While stating this at a security conference in a veiled reference to Pakistan in Jaipur, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar said that some countries believed that they could buy peace at home by supporting groups for terror outside, which was “delusional”. He did not name the country. He said India would continue to be in touch with Pakistan with regard to the probe in the terror attack on IAF base in Pathankot last month. Jaishankar was speaking at the Counter Terrorism Conference 2016. The meeting was attended by Dr Abdulla Abdulla of Afghanistan. He called for fostering greater international cooperation to fight terrorism, while pointing out that even so-called victims of terror do not cooperate on fighting terror on international stage. (Again this was a reference to Pakistan, which makes a distinction between good terror and bad terror). Jaishankar said that the governments must show solidarity through a united message condemning terror attacks. “Since Pathankot attack happened, we have been in touch with Pakistan. We have been in touch at my level and the NSA level because only by remaining in touch, we can expect them to progress on the basis of information which we have provided to them,” he said. The Foreign Secretary said the Indian government had discussions with Myanmar on fighting terrorism and there was a greater responsiveness to the concerns of India there.