India not for war, declares Manmohan

New Delhi: Making it clear that India does not want war, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said Pakistan should dismantle the 'terror machine' and asked the international community to use its 'power' to persuade Islamabad to do so."The issue is not war. Nobody wants war," Dr Singh told media persons outside Parliament when asked to comment on the present stand-off with Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks.He said India wanted Pakistan to make 'objective efforts to dismantle terror machine' and added that Islamabad 'knows what it implies'.Talk of war and surgical strikes are ill-advised, Singh added.Referring to 'many' UN resolutions prohibiting member countries from allowing terrorism to emanate from their territories, Dr Singh said Pakistan should "comply with those resolutions."At the same time, he said: "The international community should use its power to persuade Pakistan (to end terrorism)."External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee asked Pakistan to desist from creating 'war hysteria' and act against those responsible for the deadly strikes in Mumbai."My request to friends in Pakistan is to address the issue that is terrorism and not raise war hysteria," Mukherjee told media persons outside Parliament.Maintaining that the issue to be addressed by Pakistan is the "sinister attack in Mumbai", he said: "India has requested action against people in Pakistan. We request Pakistan to act on our request."The comments by the prime minister and Mukherjee assume significance as these come a day after Pakistan Air Force conducted air manoeuvres, apparently to prepare for a conflict.India feels that Pakistan is resorting to such tactics to divert attention from Mumbai attacks over which it is facing mounting international pressure.