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Hillary arrives in Delhi today | Newspaper | DAWN.COMWASHINGTON: Indias role in ending the Afghan war will top her agenda when US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in New Delhi on Monday for the second round of the US-India Strategic Dialogue.
Other two issues also high on her agenda are counter-terrorism and civil nuclear cooperation with India, US and Indian officials said.
The depth of the US-India Strategic Dialogue demonstrates the United States strong support for India as an important actor on the world stage, said a statement issued by the State Department.
The dialogue will demonstrate the broad and multi-faceted relationship the US had with India, the statement added.
But of immediate interest to Pakistan is their focus on Afghanistan. During his visit to Washington last week, the ISI chief is believed to have conveyed Pakistans concerns on this issue to his US interlocutors.
The Pakistanis see a strong Indian influence in Afghanistan as a threat and want the Americans to ensure that the Indians do not use Afghanistan for stirring troubles in Pakistan. Afghanistan will be an important issue for discussions between the US and India. We have been keeping the Indian government informed about preliminary discussions with a section of the Taliban leadership, a US official told journalists.
He confirmed that US-Pakistan relations and the progress in India-Pakistan peace talks would also figure in the talks.
The State Department, however, pointed out that the partnership between the worlds two largest democracies went beyond Afghanistan and covered issues ranging from counter-terrorism and defence cooperation to climate change, high-tech trade, and scientific innovation.
Together, the United States and India are working to face the most important and pressing challenges of our time, the State Department said.
Indian diplomats in Washington told journalists that in the wake of last weeks blasts in Mumbai, New Delhi will seek a greater cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts. This could include joint efforts to find those responsible for the blasts.
US Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper and Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute are among the senior officials accompanying Secretary Clinton on her three-day visit.
Secretary Clinton had termed the bombings in Mumbai despicable and said it would not deter her from visiting Delhi for the strategic dialogue. Implementation of the landmark US-India civilian nuclear deal is also expected to be discussed.
Fresh hurdles have come up after the Nuclear Suppliers Group in June set new norms that ban export of enrichment and processing technologies to countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, such as India and Pakistan.
The 46-member NSG, which controls international trade in fissile materials, had with much lobbying from the US granted a waiver to trade with India in September 20
Other two issues also high on her agenda are counter-terrorism and civil nuclear cooperation with India, US and Indian officials said.
The depth of the US-India Strategic Dialogue demonstrates the United States strong support for India as an important actor on the world stage, said a statement issued by the State Department.
The dialogue will demonstrate the broad and multi-faceted relationship the US had with India, the statement added.
But of immediate interest to Pakistan is their focus on Afghanistan. During his visit to Washington last week, the ISI chief is believed to have conveyed Pakistans concerns on this issue to his US interlocutors.
The Pakistanis see a strong Indian influence in Afghanistan as a threat and want the Americans to ensure that the Indians do not use Afghanistan for stirring troubles in Pakistan. Afghanistan will be an important issue for discussions between the US and India. We have been keeping the Indian government informed about preliminary discussions with a section of the Taliban leadership, a US official told journalists.
He confirmed that US-Pakistan relations and the progress in India-Pakistan peace talks would also figure in the talks.
The State Department, however, pointed out that the partnership between the worlds two largest democracies went beyond Afghanistan and covered issues ranging from counter-terrorism and defence cooperation to climate change, high-tech trade, and scientific innovation.
Together, the United States and India are working to face the most important and pressing challenges of our time, the State Department said.
Indian diplomats in Washington told journalists that in the wake of last weeks blasts in Mumbai, New Delhi will seek a greater cooperation in counter-terrorism efforts. This could include joint efforts to find those responsible for the blasts.
US Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper and Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute are among the senior officials accompanying Secretary Clinton on her three-day visit.
Secretary Clinton had termed the bombings in Mumbai despicable and said it would not deter her from visiting Delhi for the strategic dialogue. Implementation of the landmark US-India civilian nuclear deal is also expected to be discussed.
Fresh hurdles have come up after the Nuclear Suppliers Group in June set new norms that ban export of enrichment and processing technologies to countries that have not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, such as India and Pakistan.
The 46-member NSG, which controls international trade in fissile materials, had with much lobbying from the US granted a waiver to trade with India in September 20
