President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that India has the capability of giving an integrated response to any act of terror or cease-fire violation from across the border.
In an apparent reference to Pakistan's frequent violations of the cease-fire arrangement reached between the two countries more than eleven years ago, President Mukherjee, in his address to the nation on the eve of its 66th Republic Day, said, "Mullti-nation conflict has converted boundaries into bloodlines, and turned terrorism into an industry of evil. Terrorism and violence are seeping across our borders."
"While peace, non-violence and good neighbourly intentions should remain the fundamentals of our (India's) foreign policy, we cannot afford to be complacent about adversaries who will stop at nothing to disrupt our progress towards a prosperous and equitable India. We have the strength, confidence and determination to defeat architects of this war against our people," he added.
"Repeated violations of the cease-fire along the Line of Control and terrorist attacks must get an integrated response through incisive diplomacy and impregnable security mechanisms. The world must join India in fighting the menace of terrorism," the President said.
