India rules out Pakistan talks

India has ruled out any immediate prospect of talks with Pakistan.

India says Islamabad has shown no sign of changing its stance on terrorism.

"Where is the question of dialogue, when there is no change of attitude," Foreign Minister Mr Jaswant Singh told reporters after a meeting of the Indian security cabinet that reviewed the weekend's South Asian regional summit in Nepal.

"So far as Pakistan's attitude and approach towards terrorism is concerned . . . regrettably there is no change," Mr Singh said.

He accused Pakistan of double standards in addressing international terrorism and the activities of Muslim militant groups operating in Indian Kashmir.

India and Pakistan have massed troops on their border following last month's attack on the Indian parliament in New Delhi, which left 14 people dead.

India blamed two Pakistan-based militant groups for the attack and demanded Islamabad crack down on militant outfits it identifies as participating in "crossborder terrorism".