In the first political face-off after the Mumbai attacks, India has bluntly told Pakistan that it needs to "deliver" on promises to act against LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammad and other outfits in the terror syndicate operating from its soil in its own interest.
"It is in the interest of Pakistan itself that it delivers. They have to take action to fulfill the assurance that their territory will not be used by organised terror outfits to target India," Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said.
New Delhi's tough message was conveyed by Sharma during a meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here.
When asked about reports that Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD), front outfit of Lashkar-e-Taiba, still operating from Pakistan, the Minister told a television channel that it is for the UN Security Council to ensure that the decisions taken against the outfits which have been proscribed are firmly implemented by all the member states.
Also, the world body needs to ensure that those individuals named as terrorists were punished.
"When it comes to the various outfits, it is not a question of their names. The world knows who they are, whether it is Let, JeM, Taliban or al-Qaeda, they are part of the same terror syndicate and unfortunately, they are located, when we talk about their operation base, in our neighbourhood.
"And to be precise, in the territory of Pakistan. It is, therefore, important for Pakistan also to act," Sharma said.
Qureshi said Pakistan has made a number of suggestions including a joint investigation to get to the bottom of the terror strikes and to support India in bringing the perpetrators of the crime to justice.