"All the information now available with the government about the hijack and the subsequent developments make it clear that it was an integral part of the Pakistan-backed campaign of terrorism," Vajpayee said.

These developments has strengthened the legitimacy of India's traditional stand on Kashmir. "It has shown the world community that Pakistan's Kashmir agenda is not only baseless but is being pursued by recourse to terrorism which constitutes a patent threat to global security," the PM said. This was also an indication of the approach of the new regime in Pakistan and its hostile attitude towards India, the PM said. Regarding the role of Taliban in the hijacking episode Vajpayee said that the Government was evaluating the role of Taliban. Though they were helpful at the Kandhahar airport and there was a better understanding developed with the Taliban, India has no plans of recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan. It was observed that the Taliban sympathies were with the hijackers, he said.