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| US to Build Stronger Defense Ties With India, Says Rumsfeld |
| 2004-12-10 |
| The United States will build stronger defense ties with India, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld vowed yesterday, but New Delhi said proposed US arms sales to Pakistan could affect relations with Washington. Rumsfeld, who is in India on the final leg of a regional tour, held talks on a range of issues with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee and Foreign Minister Natwar Singh. They were the first discussions at this level since President George Bush's re-election last month. "The defense relationship is a strong one and something we intend to see is further knitted together as we go forward in the months and years ahead," Rumsfeld told reporters, adding that he had invited Mukherjee for more talks in Washington. Relations between India and the United States have warmed in recent years, but Washington's decision to embrace Pakistan as a vital ally in the war against terror has been an irritant. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 lex, where are you? This is your moment in the sun. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-12-10 11:12:35 AM |
| #6 aaah SON OF TOLUI , some jokes :P reminds me of the India cloak room attendand . Mahatma Coat. Or the Scottish cloakroom attendant . Angus Macoatup |
| Posted by: MacNails 2004-12-10 6:51:38 AM |
| #5 jeez--if the defense minister was named singh--the meeting could be called a singh along--ba dum dum [rimshot] |
| Posted by: SON OF TOLUI 2004-12-10 2:40:35 AM |
| #4 More ties. Man, you can sure tell when Christmas is coming. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-12-10 2:17:04 AM |
| #3 Hmmm....waiting for Arudhati Roy and all the leftists there to jump up and down. Just consider that a regular dance choreography. |
| Posted by: Wo 2004-12-10 1:35:14 AM |
| #2 We share the enemy of Islamic aggression. This is a good move, and long overdue. |
| Posted by: Sheik Abu Bin Ali Al-Yahood 2004-12-10 1:25:29 AM |
| #1 Hmmm... So India's Prime Minister is a Sikh? I wasn't aware. Now, that's interesting.... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-12-10 12:58:56 AM |