Mumbai: India was ready for a dialogue with Pakistan, only if the neighbouring country agreed to dismantle the "terrorist infrastructure" and did not merely restrict itself to assuring a ban on infiltrators into India, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani said on September 19.

Advani said a dialogue between the two countries would prove futile, if Pakistan continued supporting the vast "terrorist infrastructure", including training centres for militants, pumping of funds for terrorist activities and providing shelter to militants.

"India was ready for talks with Pakistan only if the latter was determined and willing to give up its support to terrorist activities in India," he told reporters after attending an award function organised by the Priyadarshini Academy in South Mumbai.

"It was not enough for Pakistan to assure its co-operation in fighting terrorism by merely assuring the western world that it would stop infiltration into India," he said.

"This would amount to clipping only one part of terrorist activities, which was definitely inadequate," the Deputy Prime Minister opined.

"Though the level of infiltration had dropped after the assurance to the western world, the number of infiltrators entering India had increased dramatically before the elections in Kashmir," he said.

"The real test of Pakistan's determination in eradicating terrorism is its willingness in dismantling the current terrorist infrastructure," Advani said.

PTI