New Delhi, July 17: Under attack from BJP for the outcome of his meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the starting point for “any meaningful dialogue” will depend on actions by Islamabad to end cross-border terror and hoped there would be “forward movement” in the coming months.
Making a statement in the Lok Sabha against the backdrop of BJP’s charge of reversal of India’s long-standing position, Singh said “action on terrorism should not be linked to the composite dialogue process and therefore cannot await other developments.”
BJP was not satisfied, with Leader of Opposition L K Advani charging that India had “conceded” and “capitulated”.
He then led a BJP walkout from the House.
–PTI