India

Resignations continue as peace process is reported under threat

Article published on the 2008-11-30 Latest update 2008-11-30 18:40 TU

India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
(Credit: Reuters)

Indian media has suggested the government is considering a suspension of the peace process with Pakistan. This follows the attacks on Mumbai which some Indian officials have blamed on a Pakistan-based miltant group and comes after the resignation of two senior Indian officials on Sunday.

The Indian media reported on Sunday that the government is considering a suspension of the peace process with Pakistan after the attacks on Mumbai this week.

This comes as Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari urged India not to "over-react" after India's Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said "elements in Pakistan" were responsible for the attacks.

The Indian government, "is not going to take lightly the deadly carnage in Mumbai", according to an Indian news agency.

Meanwhile the Interior Minister Shivraj Patil and the National Security Adviser Mayankote Kelath Narayanan both resigned on Sunday.

Indian news sources have alleged that the one attacker who was captured alive, 21-year-old Ajmal Amir Kamal, had been trained by the Lashkar-e-Taiba group which is a militant group opposing India in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Prime Minister Manhohan Singh opened cross-party talks on Sunday and said he planned to give more money to anti-terrorism units and set up a federal agency of investigation.