Hillary Clinton's Visit to India
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan, Thursday, July 23, 2009
The only context in which Obama has mentioned India thus far was the need to resolve Kashmir so as to find a way out of the West’s troubles in Afghanistan. Talk of a strategic partnership between the two countries has all but disappeared
The long-awaited visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to India provided the usual public affirmation of “India being a vital partner of the US in building a stable international order.” But there was no mistaking that the thrill is gone. The cooling of the strategic partnership built by the Bush administration, which conferred on India de facto nuclear weapon state status, introduces new uncertainties in Asia. With the balance of power in Asia shifting amid talk of a G-2 between the economically hobbled US and the rising giant China, a loosening of the Indo-US bond could produce unpredictable consequences far beyond the Indian Ocean.
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The only context in which Obama has mentioned India thus far was the need to resolve Kashmir so as to find a way out of the West’s troubles in Afghanistan. Talk of a strategic partnership between the two countries has all but disappeared
The long-awaited visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to India provided the usual public affirmation of “India being a vital partner of the US in building a stable international order.” But there was no mistaking that the thrill is gone. The cooling of the strategic partnership built by the Bush administration, which conferred on India de facto nuclear weapon state status, introduces new uncertainties in Asia. With the balance of power in Asia shifting amid talk of a G-2 between the economically hobbled US and the rising giant China, a loosening of the Indo-US bond could produce unpredictable consequences far beyond the Indian Ocean.
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Labels: Hillary Clinton, Hydro Politics, Indo-US Relations
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Terrorists of 9/11 in Pakistan
Monday, July 20, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Monday, July 20, 2009
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are in Pakistan.
Talking to reporters in Gurgaon near here, she said terrorism posed a threat to the world. She expressed the hope that Pakistan would bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to book.
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NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are in Pakistan.
Talking to reporters in Gurgaon near here, she said terrorism posed a threat to the world. She expressed the hope that Pakistan would bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to book.
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Labels: 9/11, Hillary Clinton, India, War on Terror
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Kargil and Clinton
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Sunday, July 05, 2009
Ten years ago, the fierce skirmish over Kargil, the strategically important piece of territory disputed between India and Pakistan came to an end. The war, which started as the Pakistan Army came close to cutting off key routes in Kashmir, quickly turned as India responded with unexpected force. The crisis between the two nuclear-armed nations brought on the spectre of the possible use of such weapons or of still further acceleration in the fighting to open-up an all-out war between the two neighbouring countries. Some say the US played up the nuclear threat to force Pakistan to bow down; others say the threat was real.
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Ten years ago, the fierce skirmish over Kargil, the strategically important piece of territory disputed between India and Pakistan came to an end. The war, which started as the Pakistan Army came close to cutting off key routes in Kashmir, quickly turned as India responded with unexpected force. The crisis between the two nuclear-armed nations brought on the spectre of the possible use of such weapons or of still further acceleration in the fighting to open-up an all-out war between the two neighbouring countries. Some say the US played up the nuclear threat to force Pakistan to bow down; others say the threat was real.
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Labels: Hillary Clinton, Indopak Relations, Kargil, US Pakistan Relations
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Hillary hails resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue
Thursday, June 18, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Thursday, June 18, 2009
WASHINGTON: “Of course, we believe that India and Pakistan actually face a number of common challenges, and we welcome a dialogue between them,” she said, addressing a meeting of the US-India Business Council.
“As we have said before, the pace, scope and character of that dialogue is something that Indian and Pakistani leaders will decide on their own terms and in their own time,” she said.
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WASHINGTON: “Of course, we believe that India and Pakistan actually face a number of common challenges, and we welcome a dialogue between them,” she said, addressing a meeting of the US-India Business Council.
“As we have said before, the pace, scope and character of that dialogue is something that Indian and Pakistani leaders will decide on their own terms and in their own time,” she said.
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Labels: Hillary Clinton, Indo-Pak Relations, Indo-Pak Talks
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