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| S Asia foes 'face common threat' | |
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| US envoy Richard Holbrooke has called for India, Pakistan and the US to work together to defeat Islamic militants. | |
| Speaking in Delhi, he said all three faced a "common threat". | |
| Mr Holbrooke and Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Delhi after talks with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad. | Mr Holbrooke and Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Delhi after talks with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad. |
| US President Barack Obama's new strategy combines Afghanistan and Pakistan as part of a new regional push to defeat militants in both nations. | US President Barack Obama's new strategy combines Afghanistan and Pakistan as part of a new regional push to defeat militants in both nations. |
| The strategy is high on Mr Obama's foreign policy agenda. | The strategy is high on Mr Obama's foreign policy agenda. |
| Mr Holbrooke, along with Adm Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, met Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee and foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon. | |
| "For the first time since partition [in 1947] India, Pakistan and the United States face a common threat and a common challenge and we have a common task," Mr Holbrooke told reporters. "We must work together." | |
| Adm Mullen said a military strategy on its own would fail and only a joint civilian-military approach could yield results. | |
| 'Uneasy' | 'Uneasy' |
| Analysts say India is uneasy with Mr Obama's strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan and say it does not address New Delhi's concerns over what it calls Pakistan's backing of militants. | Analysts say India is uneasy with Mr Obama's strategy in Pakistan and Afghanistan and say it does not address New Delhi's concerns over what it calls Pakistan's backing of militants. |
| The US has bought the Pakistan military's line that India's presence in Afghanistan is a threat to them Kanwal Sibal, former Indian foreign secretary Tensions in Pakistan-US relations | |
| There are concerns that the US is "tilting towards" Pakistan, an old ally, rather than India which has moved closer to the US in recent years. | There are concerns that the US is "tilting towards" Pakistan, an old ally, rather than India which has moved closer to the US in recent years. |
| "The US is more receptive to Pakistan's concerns, which is worrying India," analyst Bharat Karnad told the Reuters news agency. | |
| Some analysts fear that the US may push India to limit its presence in Afghanistan to "please" Pakistan. | Some analysts fear that the US may push India to limit its presence in Afghanistan to "please" Pakistan. |
| India is spending millions of dollars in infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. | India is spending millions of dollars in infrastructure projects in Afghanistan. |
| "The US has bought the Pakistan military's line that India's presence in Afghanistan is a threat to them," former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal said. | |
| "And they are saying if the US wants Pakistan's full co-operation in fighting al-Qaeda, then something should be done to contain or limit India's presence." | |
| Mr Holbrooke has denied that Washington wanted to become a mediator between the two neighbours. | Mr Holbrooke has denied that Washington wanted to become a mediator between the two neighbours. |
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| "That is not our job," he told reporters in Islamabad. | "That is not our job," he told reporters in Islamabad. |
| He said the US was "not going to be involved" in mediating in the dispute over Kashmir. | He said the US was "not going to be involved" in mediating in the dispute over Kashmir. |
| Rahul Bedi from Jane's Defence Weekly told the BBC that Mr Holbrooke was unlikely to get any promises from the Indian government. | Rahul Bedi from Jane's Defence Weekly told the BBC that Mr Holbrooke was unlikely to get any promises from the Indian government. |
| "The Americans are quite keen that India re-engages Pakistan in peace talks but with elections coming up in the next few weeks I don't think Holbrooke is gong to get any kind of assurance from Delhi." | "The Americans are quite keen that India re-engages Pakistan in peace talks but with elections coming up in the next few weeks I don't think Holbrooke is gong to get any kind of assurance from Delhi." |
| Mr Obama has pledged substantial economic assistance for Pakistan - more than $1bn (£684m) annually over the next five years - but the money will depend on the army's performance against the Taleban and al-Qaeda. | Mr Obama has pledged substantial economic assistance for Pakistan - more than $1bn (£684m) annually over the next five years - but the money will depend on the army's performance against the Taleban and al-Qaeda. |
| Correspondents say there is frustration and resentment in Pakistan about the aid conditions - which reflect American distrust of the Pakistani army. | Correspondents say there is frustration and resentment in Pakistan about the aid conditions - which reflect American distrust of the Pakistani army. |