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Washington, Jan 8 (PTI) The incoming Obama administration should stay away from any "high-visibility" focus on the Kashmir issue as it would likely evoke Indian resistance and risk fuelling Pakistani expectations of a settlement favouring Islamabad, a Congressional report has warned.
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 yesterday 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. PTI
Congressional report warns Obama against focus on Kashmir
How insecure can Indians get?
Washington, Jan 8 (PTI) The incoming Obama administration should stay away from any "high-visibility" focus on the Kashmir issue as it would likely evoke Indian resistance and risk fuelling Pakistani expectations of a settlement favouring Islamabad, a Congressional report has warned.
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 yesterday 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. PTI
Congressional report warns Obama against focus on Kashmir
How insecure can Indians get?
