World Should Declare Pakistan "Rogue" State: Rajnath

World should declare Pak "rogue" state: Rajnath

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Monday, October 16, 2006 (Aurangabad):

BJP President Rajnath Singh has said that India should rethink its diplomatic relations with Pakistan.

Moreover, he has also suggested that India should ask the international community to declare that country as a "rogue" state for its continuous fomenting of cross border terrorism.

The inquiry report of July 11 blasts has clearly pointed towards Pakistan's role in helping the terrorists, said Singh.

He said India should take diplomatic steps to bring the terrorist activities of Pakistan under international watch and persuade the world community to declare it as a "rogue" country.

There is no question of holding dialogue with Pakistan unless that country stops cross-border terrorism, Singh said.

The BJP chief alleged that after UPA government assumed power, both the internal as well as external security of the country were in danger.

About North Korean nuclear tests, Singh said it was necessary to check whether ISI and disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan passed on the nuclear technology to that country and whether al-Qaida or terrorist organizations had also got hold of the recipe for making atomic bombs.