Union home secretary G.K. Pillai on Tuesday said the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack was controlled by Pakistan’s ISI and that the latest disclosures, if any, by Pakistani LeT terrorist Tahawwur Hussain Rana in a Chicago court are only a confirmation of that view.

The 26/11 Mumbai attacks was the elephant in the room but the home secretaries of India and Pakistan did not allow it to impede progress on humanitarian issues such as the plight of prisoners and libe

A full-blown turf war has erupted on Raisina Hill here with the Union home ministry taking issue with the external affairs ministry on Thursday for distorting the controversy over the recent talks with Pakistan.

Union home minister P. Chidambaram is understood to have shared copies of David C. Headley’s interrogation report with the cabinet committee on security, of which Mr S.M. Krishna is a member, besides NSA Shivshankar Menon.

The Canadian high commission’s move to deny visas has prompted New Delhi to think of retaliatory action. The home ministry on Thursday warned that India would consider retaliatory measures if Canada does not respond to its request of taking conciliatory steps in this regard.