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US closely monitoring Indo-Pak relations after Mumbai attacks By Sridhar Krishnaswami
Washington, Dec 20 (PTI) Lauding India for its "measured
response" in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror strikes, a top
Pentagon official has said various US agencies are keeping a
close watch on the developments taking place in both New Delhi
and Islamabad.
"We're working closely with Central Command and with
Department of State, Office of the Secretary of Defense and
the intelligence agencies to make sure we are as fully
apprised, as fully aware of developments in that particular
part of the world as we can be," Admiral Timothy Keating,
Commander of the US Pacific Command has said.
"I have been in contact with our ambassador in India,
with Indian military leaders, and I am grateful for the very
measured response that India has demonstrated. We have not
done anything significantly different from the Pacific Command
in terms of military presence or posture in the wake of the
terrorist attacks," the top Pentagon official said.
Stating that US is willing to share its experiences with
India through an initial part of a package on the painful
lessons learnt by Americans in the aftermath of the terror
attacks of September 11, 2001, he said he had expressed
Washington's desire to New Delhi in his conversations with
Indian leaders.
"We are working through an initial parts of a package
that we would offer to India to help them understand some of
the painful lessons learnt in the wake of Sept 11 attacks
through information sharing, collaboration and cooperation.
And I have expressed our willingness to provide that to New
Delhi in my conversations with Indian leaders," Admiral
Keaton said.
At a briefing at the Foreign Press Center here, Admiral
Keating, when asked for his assessment of relations between
India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks and whether the
two nations have successfully avoided the military
confrontation, he said Washington is satisfied the way both
the countries have handled the dangerous situation.
"I think the most important part is the very horrific
nature of the attacks, the very calm measured response
demonstrated by India thus far and our hopes that all
throughout our region in particular and all throughout the
world, folks will understand that the struggle against violent
extremes -- violent extremists continues to this day," Keating
replied.
"I would meet with General Dave Petraeus soon. One of
the main topics of our conversation will be the Pacific
Command and Central Command position on a mil-to-mil basis,
vis-a-vis the response. The position of India and Pakistan
following the horrific attacks on Mumbai on Thanksgiving."
"Mumbai is just the latest place where the victims
number -- innocent victims number in the hundreds. And it
remains our foremost objective in the Asia-Pacific Region to
deter and prevent those kinds of attacks," he added. PTI SK
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response" in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror strikes, a top
Pentagon official has said various US agencies are keeping a
close watch on the developments taking place in both New Delhi
and Islamabad.
"We're working closely with Central Command and with
Department of State, Office of the Secretary of Defense and
the intelligence agencies to make sure we are as fully
apprised, as fully aware of developments in that particular
part of the world as we can be," Admiral Timothy Keating,
Commander of the US Pacific Command has said.
"I have been in contact with our ambassador in India,
with Indian military leaders, and I am grateful for the very
measured response that India has demonstrated. We have not
done anything significantly different from the Pacific Command
in terms of military presence or posture in the wake of the
terrorist attacks," the top Pentagon official said.
Stating that US is willing to share its experiences with
India through an initial part of a package on the painful
lessons learnt by Americans in the aftermath of the terror
attacks of September 11, 2001, he said he had expressed
Washington's desire to New Delhi in his conversations with
Indian leaders.
"We are working through an initial parts of a package
that we would offer to India to help them understand some of
the painful lessons learnt in the wake of Sept 11 attacks
through information sharing, collaboration and cooperation.
And I have expressed our willingness to provide that to New
Delhi in my conversations with Indian leaders," Admiral
Keaton said.
At a briefing at the Foreign Press Center here, Admiral
Keating, when asked for his assessment of relations between
India and Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks and whether the
two nations have successfully avoided the military
confrontation, he said Washington is satisfied the way both
the countries have handled the dangerous situation.
"I think the most important part is the very horrific
nature of the attacks, the very calm measured response
demonstrated by India thus far and our hopes that all
throughout our region in particular and all throughout the
world, folks will understand that the struggle against violent
extremes -- violent extremists continues to this day," Keating
replied.
"I would meet with General Dave Petraeus soon. One of
the main topics of our conversation will be the Pacific
Command and Central Command position on a mil-to-mil basis,
vis-a-vis the response. The position of India and Pakistan
following the horrific attacks on Mumbai on Thanksgiving."
"Mumbai is just the latest place where the victims
number -- innocent victims number in the hundreds. And it
remains our foremost objective in the Asia-Pacific Region to
deter and prevent those kinds of attacks," he added. PTI SK
PMR
NNNN
