In US, PM sticks to Afghan line

Washington, Nov. 23: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Monday made it clear that India was not going to walk away from its role as a South Asian power by emphasising India’s “enduring civilisational links with Afghanistan” and his commitment to normalising relations with Pakistan, while warning nevertheless that Pakistan’s selective approach to terrorism would not work.

Doffing his hat to the policy wonks at the Council on Foreign Relations, the Prime Minister laid out how tackling Afghanistan, terrorism and working with the US for a nuke-free world were shared goals.