India urges Pakistan to 'confront' militants

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NEW DELHI, June 4 (AFP): India's new government said Thursday it would seek to mend ties with Pakistan as long as Islamabad "confronted" militant groups operating on its soil.
The comments came two days after New Delhi said it was disappointed by the decision of a Pakistani court to free the head of an Islamic charity which New Delhi says was linked to last year's Mumbai attacks.
President Pratibha Patil, outlining the foreign policy of India's newly elected government, said it was ready to mend fences with its nuclear-armed neighbour.
"My government will seek to reshape our relationship with Pakistan depending on the sincerity of Pakistan's actions to confront groups who launch terrorist attacks against India from its territory," she told parliament.