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The report, prepared by the Congressional Research Service for American lawmakers, said the fallout from the Mumbai terror attacks, being perceived as India's 9/11, could further complicate America's South Asia policy.
The 19-page report titled 'Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, India and Implications for US Interests', prepared mid-December for the US lawmakers -- the 111th Congress in particular, was released on Wednesday and a copy was obtained by PTI.
In seeking to revamp US South Asia policy, President-elect Barack Obama and his advisors may face a key central question: Are conflictual relations between the region's two largest states primarily an India-Pakistan problem or are they mainly a Pakistan problem alone, it said.
Any high-visibility US government focus on the Kashmir issue ‘would risk fuelling Pakistani expectations of a future settlement favouring Pakistan, thus in turn providing a motive for Islamabad to sustain pressure by ramping up support for Kashmiri separatists,’ it said.
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I think this most contentious issue of Kashmir cannot be solved by India and Pakistan. This issue requires external power to bring India, Pakistan and Kashmiris on the table to resolve same. I feel USA can definately play a role of a mediator and help all the parties concern to have a negotiated settlement of this outstanding issue.
Kashmir is integral part of India. No country should behave irresponsibly. Pak should concentrate maintaining their country properly rather than poking nose in Indian affairs.
We have to be away From US.Why don't we solve this issue.In reality we have 800,000 army to stop voice of kasmiris.If both country have a courage then they can solve this issue by simply integrate Jammu area in India and Valley areas Pakistan.Or let the people of Kashmir decide there own Fate.I know it is hard to swallow by both country but we have to be away from the US which are trying to using us Against China.[they are never been sincere to any friend of them]
Mr. Obama, as the US ambassador to India did mentioned that FBI did not perform an investigation which was not credible in response to Pakistan's rebuff to India on the evidences supplied to Pakis for Mumbai 26/11, I trust your Congressional Research Service for American lawmakers, did not do a rubbish research. So trust to the report please word by word. Just remember your Afganistan problem will not be resolved until unless you (USA) whip up Pakistan to come clean in all respect and that's a much bigger and a complex job in hand for you. India have been complaining about terrorism in Kashmir for a long long time, your country ignored and supplied arms to Pakis, which in turn went into the hands of those terrrists and are being used against you in Afganistan. Now as you sow, so you reap!!
Correct ! US should stay from embroiling itself into Kashmir. It would be best for Obama admin to toe the familiar line that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan - it just had the mosr successful elections and transfer of power in its entire history. The main thrust of his South policy concentrate on sorting out Afghanistan and Pakistan i.e. root out the seeds of Islamic extremist Jihad and act against Taiban, al Qaeda and Pakistani ISI covert activities in the region ... unless that is done the whole region will remain a tinderbox and danger to not only just USA but all democratic countries and societies ...