India not to succumb to terrorism: PM

An Indian policeman carries a wounded woman to the RML Hospital in New Delhi yesterday, following a bomb blast that killed 44 at the Delhi High Court. Police said the bomb had apparently been placed in a suitcase near the reception where scores of petitioners were queuing for their entry passes to the court complex, situated in the centre of the Indian capital.Photo: AFP

India will 'never succumb to the pressure of terrorism', Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here yesterday after a bomb blast at the Delhi High Court left 10 people dead.
All political parties and people in India should remain united to crush the 'scourge of terrorism', the prime minister said in Dhaka where he arrived Tuesday on a two-day visit.
He said: 'My heart goes out to the bereaved families and to those who are injured I convey my best wishes.
'This is a cowardly act of terrorist nature. We will deal with it. We will never succumb to the pressure of terrorism.
'This is a long war in which all political parties, all the people of India have to stand united so that the scourge of terrorism is crushed.'
He said he was not cutting short his trip to Bangladesh. 'I am going back this evening anyway.'