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Saturday, September 6, 2008

Obama: Pakistan using United States aid against India

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US Presidential candidate Barack Obama has said that Pakistan was using American aid to fight the war on terror for "preparing for a war against India".

The Democratic nominee said the US was providing Pakistan military aid "without having enough strings attached". "They're (Pakistan) using the military aid... Pakistan... They're preparing for a war against India," he told Fox News.

Obama vowed to hold Islamabad accountable for the massive military aid it has received from Washington if he is elected to the White House.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Brown wants India to be a bigger global player

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BRITISH PRIME Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday he hoped that India would join a proposed standby, rapid response international team to provide both civilian and military support to help failing states get back on their own feet. In an exclusive interview to the Hindustan Tirnes, Brown said when dealing with a broken-down state or a conflict zone, there was need not only for peace, but also for reconstruction and development. Supporting India's case for the lifting of restrictions imposed by the Nuclear Suppliers Group on civilian nuclear commerce, Brown said Britain would also back India's entry into the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development-led Financial Action Task Force to combat terrorism funding. Brown hinted that the West, which had backed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in the war against terrorism, would look at the country closely after the February 18 general elections. "We have see how the polls are conducted," he said. "We're always...

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