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Pakistan's global isolation continues as the US said that India has the "right to self defence" and that it "empathises with India's need to respond militarily to cross-border threat of terrorism" .
The comments, made by White House spokesperson for South Asia Peter Lavoy, come in the backdrop of the recent surgical strikes carried out by India across the Line of Control to target terror launchpads.
Calling the Uri terror attack of September 18 a "clear case of cross-border terrorism", the White House dismissed the recent attempt by Pakistan to link peace in war-torn Afghanistan with Kashmir.
MOST DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP
The White House backed India's right to defend itself as with any other country, in view of the recent surgical strikes but advised caution given the heavy militarisation between the two neighbours.
It also said that that the US is making every effort to ensure that India becomes a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) by the end of this year.
Making a rare appearance before a Washington audience, Lavoy said that India-US ties are the "most dynamic relationship" for the US as he listed the Obama administration's achievements in strengthening the relationship between the two largest democracies of the world.
A CLEAR CASE OF CROSS-BORDER TERRORISM
"It (Uri) was a clear case of cross-border terrorism. We condemned this act of terrorism. It was a horrific attack. Every country has a right to self-defence. But in a heavily militarised relationship that has also experienced three wars, there is indeed a need for caution and restraint," he said responding to a question on the Uri attack.
"We share with India, the concern for preventing any future attack. We empathise with the Indian position that it needs to respond militarily to cross-border threat of terrorism. But we also advise caution," Lavoy said.
FRICTION-FILLED RELATIONSHIP
India and Pakistan have a "friction-filled relationship" and they have not found a way to overcome that, he said.
Last week, Lavoy met the two special envoys of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Kashmir. The two Pakistani envoys in their public meetings had linked peace in Afghanistan to resolving the Kashmir issue.
"We certainly do not believe that the situation in Afghanistan is linked with Kashmir," the top White House official said.
INDIA MUST JOIN NSG CLUB BY 2016
Lavoy said the US is making every effort to ensure that India becomes a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group by the end of this year.
"In 2016 India ought to join the NSG," he said and referred to the commitment made by the US in this regard.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-has-right-to-self-defence-says-us/1/785826.html
The comments, made by White House spokesperson for South Asia Peter Lavoy, come in the backdrop of the recent surgical strikes carried out by India across the Line of Control to target terror launchpads.
Calling the Uri terror attack of September 18 a "clear case of cross-border terrorism", the White House dismissed the recent attempt by Pakistan to link peace in war-torn Afghanistan with Kashmir.
MOST DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP
The White House backed India's right to defend itself as with any other country, in view of the recent surgical strikes but advised caution given the heavy militarisation between the two neighbours.
It also said that that the US is making every effort to ensure that India becomes a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) by the end of this year.
Making a rare appearance before a Washington audience, Lavoy said that India-US ties are the "most dynamic relationship" for the US as he listed the Obama administration's achievements in strengthening the relationship between the two largest democracies of the world.
A CLEAR CASE OF CROSS-BORDER TERRORISM
"It (Uri) was a clear case of cross-border terrorism. We condemned this act of terrorism. It was a horrific attack. Every country has a right to self-defence. But in a heavily militarised relationship that has also experienced three wars, there is indeed a need for caution and restraint," he said responding to a question on the Uri attack.
"We share with India, the concern for preventing any future attack. We empathise with the Indian position that it needs to respond militarily to cross-border threat of terrorism. But we also advise caution," Lavoy said.
FRICTION-FILLED RELATIONSHIP
India and Pakistan have a "friction-filled relationship" and they have not found a way to overcome that, he said.
Last week, Lavoy met the two special envoys of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Kashmir. The two Pakistani envoys in their public meetings had linked peace in Afghanistan to resolving the Kashmir issue.
"We certainly do not believe that the situation in Afghanistan is linked with Kashmir," the top White House official said.
INDIA MUST JOIN NSG CLUB BY 2016
Lavoy said the US is making every effort to ensure that India becomes a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group by the end of this year.
"In 2016 India ought to join the NSG," he said and referred to the commitment made by the US in this regard.
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-has-right-to-self-defence-says-us/1/785826.html
