Bangalore, Oct 28 (IANS) External affairs minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday termed the accusation by Pakistan that India was funding Taliban as the most ridiculous statement he had ever heard.
“It is the most ridiculous statement I have ever heard. We condemn Taliban as the most dreaded element. We told Pakistan to ban Taliban, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jammat-ud-Dawa as these organisations breed terror,” Krishna told reporters a day after he held a trilateral meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese foreign minister Yang Jeichi.

Refuting charges that India was fomenting trouble in Balochistan, Krishna said India was playing a constructive role in Afghanistan to rebuild its infrastructure.

“We have civilisational relations with Afghanistan, which date back to time immemorial. Our efforts to help its government in rebuilding the nation have been appreciated by other countries. Pakistan is also in Afghanistan. What happens in that country and what role we play is a bilateral issue,” Krishna clarified.