'We are handling it in an appropriate manner. We will pursue it and now we are pursuing it with Pakistan,' Indian Defence Minister AK Antony said here on Sunday after laying a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Indian victory in the 1971 war with Pakistan.

Captain Kalia's father N K Kalia has taken up the case with the United Nations Human Rights Commission for a direction to Pakistan to probe the death of his son. He has also filed a plea in the Supreme Court to direct the government to take up the case of his son's torture at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague.

However, India is not in favour of taking the matter to ICJ as it feels that it was a bilateral issue and it has always maintained that there should be 'non-interference' by ICJ in 'bilateral or internal' matters.

When asked to react on separate letters written by the Delhi Chief Minister opposing the construction of war memorial at the India Gate, Antony said 'As far as we are concerned, this (India Gate) is the place to have a war memorial. We are very clear.'

The armed forces have been demanding a war memorial in the national capital to honour their men who made supreme sacrifice in various wars, conflicts and militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast.

The Defence Ministry has been pushing for construction of the memorial near India Gate which is a memorial for soldiers killed in action during the First World War.

Antony said after long years of efforts, a Group of Ministers (GoM) set up by Prime Minister and the three Services chiefs had agreed to set up the war memorial here.

'Before taking the proposal to the Cabinet (for approval), the Urban Development Ministry has written to all the stakeholders to seek their comments and views.But I am sure that we will be able to clinch the issue,' Antony added.