India, US Sunday tete-a-tete passes off smooth enough
12 Apr 2010
Washington: Indian prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and US president Barack Obama had a 50-minute meeting at Blair House, the official guest house for visiting foreign dignitaries, on Sunday afternoon. The meeting was described by Indian foreign secretary, Ms. Nirupama Rao, as "extremely positive and constructive".
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| The Blair House |
According to Rao, the American president assured the Indian side it would get access to David Headley, one of the major operatives involved in the26/11 attack in Mumbai, who had been tasked by his Pakistani handlers to perform the scouting operation for the mission.
Rao said: "They (the US) were working through the legal system on the issue of provision of access to Headley."
She said India expressed its disappointment over Pakistan not cracking down on them and other perpetrators of the 26/11 attack on India.
According to Rao, "The prime minister mentioned David Headley and the rise in infiltration, the activities of LeT, Hafiz Sayeed and Ilyas Kashmiri. He said there was no will on the part of Pakistan to punish those responsible for the terror crimes of 26/11.
This was where the partnership between the US and India could make a difference."