Washington - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday he was assured that US influence on Pakistan would help prod Islamabad to crack down on militants who target India.
Singh said his talks with President Barack Obama on Tuesday produced agreements that the two powers would work together on a number of issues including counter-terrorism.
"I'll go back to India convinced that India and the United States can and will do lots of things together to strengthen our strategic partnership in economics, in trade, in climate change, in energy, in counter-terrorism and all related activities," he told a news conference. Continues Below ↓
Asked whether he had persuaded the United States to use its clout with its ally Pakistan to crack down on Islamic militants who direct attacks at India, Singh said "I have been assured that US influence will work in (that) direction".
The Indian leader's four-day visit to Washington aimed at boosting ties with the United States ended on the eve of the anniversary of last year's attack on the Indian city of Mumbai which killed 166 people.
Singh said in a statement to bereaved families of the attack that India "will not rest until we've brought the perpetrators of this horrible crime to justice".
Washington and New Delhi want Islamabad to do more to counter growing Islamic militancy. India wants Pakistan to crack down on militants operating in disputed Kashmir, while the United States wants it to root out Taliban fighters to help end an insurgency in neighbouring Afghanistan. - Reuters
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