Indians view LeT, Pak as greatest threats: Poll

WASHINGTON: An overwhelming majority of Indians view LeT and Pakistan as the greatest threats to their country and believe that there is a link between the two, an opinion poll shows.

The poll by the Pew Research Centre said that a plurality of Indians characterise Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group responsible for the Mumbai attacks, as the greatest threat facing their country, along with Pakistan.

"One-third name Pakistan as the greatest threat - and overwhelmingly Indians believe there is a link between these two threats: 58 per cent say the Pakistani government actively supports extremist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, while another 21 per cent think it at least tolerates them," it said.

"And if these groups were to conduct another terrorist attack against India, most would support military action against them in Pakistan," according to the poll.