Bangalore: With no decisive action in Pakistan against those responsible for the 26/11 terror attacks, and repeated instances of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control, India is talking tough.
After the Army Chief, it's now Foreign Minister S M Krishna, who has said that it is for Pakistan to prove to the world that it's serious about tackling terror.
It took a trip back to hometown Bangalore for External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to get over the fatigue of an unforeseen 42-hour flight. Bad weather forced his Emirates Dubai-Delhi aircraft to stop over at Karachi of all places. But there was no scope for in-flight diplomacy.
"Generally in such stopovers for re-fuelling, nobody is allowed to go out. I was held up inside the aircraft," said Krishna.
But Pakistan was what dominated the media briefing that S M Krishna held in his house in Bangalore, as India waits for Islamabad to take action against the masterminds of the Mumbai attacks and also the Interpol red-corner notice against Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed.
"Of course. We expect Pakistan to come forward to perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks. It has been made clear by the Prime Minister and me that unless Pakistan acts on this, it's difficult for India to have talk. The ball is in Pakistan's court," said Krishna.
"The dossier we have given has enough evidence for Pakistan to get the culprits punished in the court of law. If Pakistan were to be serious in punishing those responsible on the attack on India, this is an instance where they can show the world," he added.
So even though the war of words continues, the irony of Krishna's accidental first visit to Pakistan is complete.