Global response need to tackle Taliban: India
Pointing out that the Taliban posed a threat to all countries, India suggested a coherent global response to contain the scourge.

Updated on Feb 21, 2009 10:24 PM IST
PTI | HT Correspondent, Hyderabad
Pointing out that the Taliban posed a threat to all countries, India on Saturday suggested a coherent global response to contain the scourge.
“Taliban has been responsible for much mayhem and bloodshed in our extended neighbourhood, particularly in Afghanistan and beyond that. It is a trans-national problem which requires a coherent global response,” Minister of State for Externalo Affairs Anand Sharma told mediapersons in Hyderabad.
Replying to a query, he said India cannot have any direct involvement in Sri Lanka and favours a “negotiated settlement through a devolution which meets the legitimate aspirations of Sri Lankan Tamils”.
“We cannot be interventionist. We can only give our counsel,” he said.