Last month’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai were aimed at slowing the economy that has expanded at an average 8.9 percent in the past four years, said India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
In a speech at a conference of jurists in New Delhi, The Prime Minister said the attacks, which killed 164 people, follow a familiar pattern and pose a threat to democracy.
The government is concerned the terror attacks may cut investment and moderate growth in Asia’s third-largest economy.
“We need to be resolute and yet careful in our fight against terrorism,” Singh said.
“We need to understand the relationship between human rights and the fight against terrorism. The two concepts are not mutually exclusive,” he further added.
