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India to fight terrorism without
crossing border: Advani

India would wage its war against terrorism without crossing the border even though international law allowed targeting terrorist camps outside the country, Home Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani said on Tuesday.

"We do not want to go across the border. We did not do so even during the Kargil war and still won. International laws allow us to go across the border but we will not do that," Advani said after inaugurating a petrol pump awarded to Kargil martyr Rajiv Pundir's widow in New Delhi.

Stating that people were asking questions like "why does the Indian government not attack terrorist camps" in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the home minister said the Indian government would tackle the menace from within its borders.

Referring to the Pokhran nuclear tests and the Kargil victory, he said, "These events generate belief" in the country's stability.

"Security is the most important thing. Only when there is security will development take place," Advani said.

PTI

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