Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said India must try to make peace with Pakistan provided Islamabad take strong measures to fight terrorists operation from its soil against India.

"I have spoken before also about my vision of a cooperative sub-continent and the vital interest people of the sub-continent have in peace. For this, we must try again to make peace with Pakistan. But for this, it is essential that strong and effective steps are taken by Pakistan against the enemies of peace," Singh told local media after finishing his visit to Russia.

In the Russian Ural city Yekaterinburgh, Singh attended earlier this week the summit meetings of BRIC countries and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, at the backdrop of which he also met Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari for the first time since last November's Mumbai terror attacks.

The two leaders promised to continue the process of dialogue onthe issue of terrorism by their foreign ministers and to meet again next month at a summit of non-aligned movement countries in Egypt.

BRIC countries include Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Source: Xinhua