Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday linked bilateral talks with Pakistan on the sidelines of the SAARC summit in Islamabad to terrorism.
"The basis for any talks with Pakistan would have to be that they end cross-border terrorism and dismantle terrorist infrastructure and training camps in that country," Vajapyee said at a BJP parliamentary party meeting, according to party spokesperson V K Malhotra.
Vajpayee, however, said he was willing to discuss economic ties with Pakistan, according to Malhotra.
Vajpayee said since the ceasefire along the India-Pakistan border, infiltration across the Line of Control had reduced considerably.
He said Pakistan should also put an end to the feeling of enmity towards India and work towards normalising relations.
The PM said ever since the party won three of the four assembly elections "the mindset of the people has undergone a change and we should take advantage of it. It is time now for all the MPs to go to their constituencies and work among the people".