Saturday, March 27, 2010
U.S. Pacific Command focussed on LeT threat: Willard
From The Hindu
Highlighting his recent travels to India, Thailand and Indonesia, Admiral Robert Willard, Commander of the United States Pacific Command, noted that he was “focused in and around India, specifically with regard to Lashkar e-Taiba, the terrorist group that attacked into Mumbai some months ago.”
Admiral Willard also said that areas along the borders of India and China are “contested,” adding that “it’s in all of our interests that these issues be resolved peacefully through the use of multilateral forums like ASEAN… that these things be discussion items government-to-government and ultimately resolved in a peaceful way.”
The Pacific Command area of responsibility for the U.S. stretches from the West Coast of the United States to a dividing line between the nation of India and Pakistan, Admiral Willard explained, at a press briefing.
On the occasion he said that the U.S.’s relationship with India, “a strategic partner and like-minded democracy, [is] of great importance in South Asia.”
Labels: Admiral Robert Willard, Lashkar e-Taiba, United States Pacific Command
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