NEW DELHI, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday peace initiatives with Pakistan can succeed only if the latter takes steps to end cross-border terrorism.
"It is obvious that unless Pakistan takes concrete steps to implement the solemn assurances it has given to prevent cross-border terrorism against India from any territory within its control, public opinion in India, which has supported the peace process, will be undermined," Singh told the nation on the 59th anniversary of India's independence, reports The Times of India.
Pakistan has always denied these allegations.
Singh said all countries in the region must recognize that terrorism anywhere is a threat to peace and prosperity everywhere.
Singh said the dream of a South Asian community cannot be realized if terrorist violence and the politics of hate and confrontation continue.
"We are prepared to work together with all our neighbors to usher in an era of peace and prosperity for our peoples," he said.
