SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- India said on Wednesday that it is ready to talk to anyone, even militants if they abjure violence, to promote peace in India-controlled Kashmir.

    "Our Government is committed to having unconditional dialogue with whoever abjures violence... we are willing to talk to anyone who has any meaningful ideas for promoting peace and development in Kashmir. We want to carry all sections of the people with us in resolving the political and economic problems of Jammu and Kashmir," India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in Kashmir.

    The prime minister, along with ruling Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, was in Kashmir to inaugurate Kashmir's first train service.

    In his equally direct message to Pakistan, the prime minister hinted that India is willing to resume the composite dialogue provided Islamabad brings to justice the perpetrators of last November's Mumbai terror attacks, which claimed the lives of over 170 people.

    "If they are non-state actors, it is the solemn duty of the government of Pakistan to bring them to book, to destroy their camps and to eliminate their infrastructure. The perpetrators of the acts of terror must pay the heaviest penalty for their barbaric crimes against humanity," Singh said.

    He added: "I call upon the people and Government of Pakistan to show their sincerity and good faith. As I have said many times before, we will not be found wanting in our response. I had also said that I was ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan. I did so not because of weakness but from a position of strength."