Sunday, July 17 2005 13:05 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Frankfurt: Asserting that terrorism is a serious threat, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday night (July 16, 2005) said India will never make any compromise in dealing with it.

Speaking to journalists onboard his special aircraft enroute to Washington, he recalled the recent terrorist strikes in India and the UK and said global terrorism had to be recognised as a serious threat.

India, Singh affirmed, will never compromise nationally on terrorism and will work internationally to create a system of checks and balances against it.

He listed terrorism, discriminatory restrictions imposed by the US against technology transfer to India, energy security and trade and investments among the issues for discussions with US leaders.