By Rajyasri Rao BBC reporter in Delhi

There was a mixture of despondency and outrage amongst people on Delhi's streets following Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf's speech on Monday night.

He is definitely not addressing India's concerns

Santoshi, telecoms worker

SK Singh, a social worker, said General Musharraf had no "serious or considered commitment" to resolving the Kashmir issue.

"Musharraf wants to hit international headlines everyday - that's his primary interest," said Mr Singh.

"I am disappointed. There was nothing in his speech to suggest reduction in militancy from across the borders in Kashmir.

"If anything, he seemed to promise that they will carry on."

Musharraf: 'Should have apologised'

Santoshi, who works for Delhi's state-owned telephone network, expressed similar views.

"He may be pleasing the international audience by his posturing but he is definitely not addressing India's concerns.

"I believe he is directly involved in sending troops and militants across to Kashmir, so I suppose it's silly to even expect that he will promise an end to cross-border terrorism.

"After all he is just one of the more clever and wily politicians that the world has.

"I remember an Indian politican calling him [Musharraf] soft-spoken and incapable of even thinking of war - now what can I say about such an assessment?"

'Provocative'

Some were outraged by what they considered the general's audacity in blaming India for the continuing stand-off over Kashmir.

He has even been more provocative than before

Kiran, Bangalore resident

Kiran, a resident of Bangalore who had come to Delhi to take a civil service exam, said: "He should have apologised for the state that Kashmir has come to now.

"Its his policies and active promotion of cross-border terrorism that I hold primarily responsible.

"He has even been more provocative than before - blaming India for pulling him into what he calls an unwanted war and, even worse, for the recent killing of separatist leader Abdul Ghani Lone."

The stand-off between the two countries is ridiculous - we're the same people

Ram, graphic designer

Kiran said he thought the Pakistani president seemed visibly disturbed and tense when delivering the speech - evidence of what he thinks is the tricky situation the general is in.

"Wanting to provoke India on the one hand and yet please his domestic critics on the other," was what he thought the general was up to.

Sudha, a film editor with India's main state-run television network, agreed.

"It's irresponsible for Musharraf to blame India for Lone's death - he should have given some thought to what all occurs in his own country before saying something so baseless and provocative."

'Ridiculous'

But others were more reflective.

Ram Rehman, a graphic designer and photograher, said he saw no point in the conflict.

Considering the pressure he must be under, I guess he had to present a tough stance to his domestic audience

Surendra, civil servant

"Since both parties have ratcheted this up so high, it's quite difficult now to pull back, even though it gets increasingly dangerous by the second.

"The stand-off between the two countries is ridiculous - we're the same people. What are we fighting over? Both sides are spending billions on armaments to fight each other, while facing utter poverty."

Civil servant Surendra Kumar was equally contemplative.

"Considering the pressure he must be under, I guess he had to present a tough stance to his domestic audience.

"But [given] the fact that he had promised to crack down on terrorism earlier this year, his speech did not really deliver and definitely did not befit the occasion.

"But its still not really a clear picture - what exactly is on Musharraf's mind.

"I suspect that might have something to do with the various pulls [sic] the Pakistani president himself is facing at the moment."