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Mukherjee says Delhi will not succumb to terrorists
A day after an Indian was kidnapped in Afghanistan, India yesterday said it will be sending more security forces to ensure the safety of about 4,000 Indian workers in that country and stressed it will "not succumb" to the designs of terrorists.
- IANS
- Published: 00:31 April 24, 2008
New Delhi: A day after an Indian was kidnapped in Afghanistan, India yesterday said it will be sending more security forces to ensure the safety of about 4,000 Indian workers in that country and stressed it will "not succumb" to the designs of terrorists.
"We will not succumb to any pressure. We are sending more security forces to Afghanistan," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told journalists in parliament.
"Everyday there is a threat and some activities [by the militants]. We have zero tolerance for terrorism," he said while describing the kidnapping of an Indian in the western Afghan province of Heart as "unfortunate".
"They want us to leave and return, but we are not going to do it," he said while reiterating India's unflinching commitment to the reconstruction of Afghanistan, a strategically located country influences India's regional interests.
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