India has firmly told the United States that there is no question of resumption of dialogue with Pakistan in the forseeable future as it continues to perpetrate violence in J-K, raising doubts on whether Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee will travel to Islamabad in January for the saarc summit.This was conveyed to us National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice when she spoke to her Indian counterpart Brajesh Mishra over telephone in Copenhagen earlier this week, highly placed sources said.The us has been nudging India to resume dialogue with Pakistan and statements in this respect have been coming from Washington more frequently after the satisfactory conduct of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.How could the us expect India to start the dialogue if perpetrators of violence in J- K, aided and abetted from across the borders, continued with their terrorists acts, Mishra told Rice, informing her that over 800 lives had been lost ever since the democratic process was initiated in the Valley.When asked if Vajpayee would be visiting Pakistan for the saarc summit three months from now, sources said it was “premature” to talk about this since dates for the summit have not yet been finalised. Asked whether the successful conclusion of J-K elections and simultaneous statements from us and key countries for resumption of dialogue would have an impact on India, sources said “there is no possibility of a dialogue in the forseeable future”.India’s serious concerns over cross-border terrorism sponsored by Pakistan were now being accepted by more and more countries, they said, adding both British premier Tony Blair and Danish Prime Minister and President of the European Council Anders Fogh Ramussen had emphasised that Islamabad had to stop this scourge to de-escalate tensions.Asked how India would respond to a newly-elected Pakistani Prime Minister, the sources said “if there is a new Prime Minister, we will certainly send a message of congratulation”.About India’s strong remarks terming Pakistan elections as “pre-determined” and “flawed”, the sources said the rise of fundamentalist and extremist elements, particularly in Baluchistan and North-West Frontier Province (nwfp) adjoining afghanistan, “is a cause of concern to India”.According to intelligence and other inputs received here, about three months back, Musharraf, under increasing domestic pressure, had sought some accommodation with fundamentalist parties.On its part, New Delhi, has conveyed its concern on this score to us and other interlocutors, cautioning them on the need to keep an eye on what was happening in Pakistan, the sources said.It was recognised that even before the April referendum through which he sought to provide legitimacy to continuation in office as President, Musharraf had lost support from the political class as also from moderate sections in Pakistan.
