Home Minister P Chidambaram said that India is prepared to face 'attacks' emanating from Pakistani soil squarely.
PUDUCHERRY: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said that India is prepared to face "attacks" emanating from Pakistani soil squarely but expressed the hope that efforts of other countries to make Islamabad tread the "right path" succeed.
"The Mumbai terror attacks have awakened the world and international community is using its good offices to prevail on Pakistan to tread the right path. We hope these efforts succeed.
"If not,India is prepared to face the attacks from Pakistan squarely with the help of the people," he said addressing the students and faculty of Pondicherry University here.
The minister said everyone knew from where the terror attacks emanated and the cross border terrorism from Pakistan had been targeting India continuously for some years now. It cannot be denied that there were also supporters within India for such activities, he said.
"As far as India is concerned we are looking at Pakistan as friendly nation as there is no need for any enmity particularly when both the countries have third generation of people after their independence," he said.
Chidambaram said the government WAS fully determined to to stamp out terrorism from the country with a firm hand.
"The duty of the government to ensure security of the people can be discharged only with willing cooperation of the people. We have already declared our determination and will to put an end to terrorism as enough is enough", he said
Reminding that "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty", the minister said there was every need for the government and people to work together in the task of protecting the people, their lives and properties and also defending the country.
Stressing the need for all sections of people to abide by law, he said otherwise the society as a whole would be chaotic and anarchical if one section of people alone adhered to law while the rest violated it.
Chidambaram declared open the Rs four crore complex housing all wings of the School of Management at the university campus in Kalapet near here.
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