Swat deal threatens regional peace: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said Pakistan’s attempt to strike a deal with the Taliban could be a threat to the Indian sub-continent. Taking credit for his government’s policy of ‘forcing Pakistan to admit’ its territory was used for the Mumbai attacks, he said the Taliban “is an issue that concerns Pakistan. If Pakistan compromises with the Taliban, it will affect the security of the entire region. I think Pakistan must realise that”. “Our policy has paid results and we have forced Pakistan to admit that the terrorists came from Pakistan and that their soil was used to launch the terrorist attack (on Mumbai). They have taken some action. They have promised to take more action. We will watch and see if they take more action to take this case to its logical conclusion,” the Indian home minister said. iftikhar gilani