Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that the Mumbai terror strikes had left Indians angry and harm as “never before” and avowed that terrorists had used the territory of a neighbouring country for raising the attacks.

Utilising the juncture of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to drive a message to the worldwide community, Dr. Singh said it was “everyone’s compulsion” to bring the perpetrators of the crime to book.

Asked in what way – militarily, economically or politically – India would react to the Mumbai attacks, the Prime Minister said the administration would wait for the conclusion of the demarche served on Pakistan.

 India predictable the world neighborhood to “wake up” and recognise that terrorism “anywhere and everywhere” constituted a threat to globe calm and wealth, he said.

Ignoring queries on the time line for a reply from Pakistan and that the administration was being seen as soft on terror, Dr. Singh spoke in a deliberate tone at a combined press conference with the Russian President.

India, he said, had impressed on world leaders that the people of India “feel a sense of hurt and anger as never seen before.”

It is “obligatory for all concerned to make sure that the perpetrators of this horrifying crime are brought to book and that is our message to anybody and everybody who comes here or calls up.”

Dr. Singh said, “We expect the world community to recognise that in this case, the territory of a neighbouring country was used” for committing the crime.