India refutes Pakistan allegations of funding Taliban

NEW DELHI, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- India has clearly refuted Pakistan's latest allegations of funding Taliban militants along the trouble-torn border with Afghanistan, saying it's not at all in the business of destabilizing its neighbors.

"We don't believe that there is any such evidence because we know we are not a country that believes in de-stabilizing our neighbors, and we would not be interesting in fomenting any trouble in Pakistan, that's not our style, that's not the kind of policy we conduct. But if they feel they have any information to share with us, why should we refuse to receive it?" India's Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said late Monday evening in the national capital.

Pakistan claimed to have evidence that India was inciting unrest by funding Taliban militants based along the border with Afghanistan.

Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik had said in a latest TV interview that he was "convinced" India is among "certain hostile agencies" that are backing the Taliban to create instability in Pakistan.

"They have had plenty of opportunities to meet Indian officials and so far we have not seen any evidence," said Tharoor.

India had rejected as "false" Pakistan allegations that New Delhi has been fomenting trouble in its Balochistan region a few days ago.

"This is entirely wrong. We aren't in the business of spreading terror in Pakistan or in any other country. The people and the government of Pakistan jolly well know that this is a false accusation," Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said.