Washington:
Home Minister P Chidambaram did some plain speaking on Pakistan when he met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on Thursday.
He told Clinton that Pakistan simply has not taken any action against the perpetrators of 26/11, and that Hafiz Saeed, who is believed to be the mastermind, is still roaming free despite the evidence provided by New Delhi in the several dossiers given to Islamabad.
Meanwhile, sources have told NDTV that P Chidambaram has handed over a list of 60 Pakistani terrorists killed in India to the US.
They have been killed in the last one-year across the country including Jammu and Kashmir.
The list also has 10 Pakistani nationals arrested in India but not owned by Pakistan.
The exercise is aimed at building further pressure on Pakistan.
Chidambaram, who wraps up his four-day visit to the United States on Saturday, has also told US officials that infiltration from Pakistan has increased since May this year.
"I did brief her on the state of the trial of Ajmal Kasab in India. I also mentioned about the no progress in Pakistan even in respect of the 5-6 people they have arrested. And that Hafiz Saeed remains a free man I think that is enough. I think the US understands the way India has approached the post 26/11 situation and how Pakistan has approached the situation. I think it is enough to draw attention to the difference and leave it there."
He also told US officials that infiltration from Pakistan had increased since May this year.
Chidambaram said, "The numbers are now running to about 50-60 a month. I think and a number of people that we apprehend are also very high, so our assessment is that the level of infiltration has increased since the month of May. We remain vigilant. I have already said that - both in Parliament and at the chief ministers' conference - that the security threat emanating from militants operating on Pakistani soil has not diminished. That is our official position. Since the threat level has not diminished, we continue to remain on guard and continue to be on vigil."
The US wants India and Pakistan to resume bilateral talks that have stalled after the Mumbai attacks last year. But the home minister reiterated that resumption of dialogue is dependent on Islamabad prosecuting the guilty and dismantling all terror infrastructure on Pakistani soil.