Barks & Bites

L K Advani, Union Home Minister

STAR NEWS

‘‘I’m more concerned about making sure that President Musharraf shows results in stopping people from crossing the Line of Control (LoC), stopping terrorism. That’s more important than the missile testing.’’

George W Bush, US President

‘‘The message is to be addressed to the outside world. The message has to be addressed to India. The message has to be addressed to my own people.’’

General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan president

‘‘He will indicate to India that if we want a permanent settlement, we have to sit and discuss the core issue of Kashmir.’’

S K Singh, former foreign secretary, commenting before Musharraf’s speech

ZEE NEWS

‘‘Both Hatf-3 and Ghauri (missiles) aren’t indigenous missiles. They are already tested foreign missiles.’’

Kulbir Krishan, defence analyst

‘‘Always keep in your mind that mature nations never use strong language; our action is soft but the language is hard.’’

I K Gujral, former prime minister

AAJ TAK

‘‘If Musharraf wants to fight on our soil, we will ensure that our Indian flag is hoisted in all of Pakistan.’’

Uma Bharati, Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister

— COMPILED BY DIVYA SRIVASTAVA