New Delhi, Aug 25 - With Pakistan dilly-dallying over punishing the terrorists behind the Mumbai carnage, India Tuesday singled out Hafiz Saeed as the 'brain behind' the 26/11 attacks and told Pakistan that it has given enough evidence to convict the man known for his anti-Indian terror activities.
India, however, stressed that it was keen to resolve its differences with its neighbours through 'peaceful means and negotiations.'
Putting Pakistan to the Hafiz Saeed test, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna stressed that action against such persons will only convince New Delhi of Islamabad's seriousness in tackling cross-border terror.
'We want that such elements should be tackled by Pakistan so that India can be convinced of the seriousness of the government of Pakistan in going after these terrorists,' Krishna told CNN-IBN in an interview.
He stressed that Pakistan has been told of Saeed's 'track record for directing terrorist activities against India' and the need for action against the man who 'heads a terror organisation that is basically inimical to India's interest.' He was referring to the outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a successor to anti-India militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Critical of Pakistan's tokenism, Krishna said that although Pakistan has chargesheeted '5-6' of those suspected of involvement in the Mumbai attacks, 'the more important ones are left out', like Hafiz Saeed, who is the brain behind the attack on Mumbai.
'...well there is no word from Pakistan about him,' he said.
Krishna's remarks came on a day Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told 112 Indian ambassadors who have gathered here for a five-day conclave that India has been a victim of terrorism but will strive to engage neighbours constructively to resolve differences through dialogue.