In the wake of Mumbai attacks, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived in India hoping to ease tensions between India and Pakistan.
Rice, America’s top diplomat, is to meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other top officials. US officials have pointed the finger at Pakistani-based groups in the attacks and have pressured Islamabad to cooperate in the investigation.
Meanwhile, Islamabad has denied Indian allegations that the attackers, who killed almost 200 people, had Pakistani links.
Last week’s attacks at multiple locations in Indian’s financial capital, Mumbai, stunned the country with many describing it as India’s 9/11.
As evidence of the terrorists’ links to Pakistan mounted, Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Ghafoor said on Tuesday that ex-Pakistani army officers trained the group.
Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said a military response was not under consideration but that if Pakistan did not act, the bilateral peace process would be at risk.
India has also asked Islamabad to hand over 20 fugitives from Indian law it believes are hiding in Pakistan.
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