Obama Is Not Likely to Push India Hard on Pakistan

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Source: The New York Times

NEW DELHI — Senior American military commanders have sought to press India to formally disavow an obscure military doctrine that they contend is fueling tensions between India and Pakistan and hindering the American war effort in Afghanistan.

But with President Obama arriving in India on Saturday for a closely watched three-day visit, administration officials said they did not expect him to broach the subject of the doctrine, known informally as Cold Start. At the most, these officials predicted, Mr. Obama will quietly encourage India’s leaders to do what they can to cool tensions between these nuclear-armed neighbors.

That would be a victory for India, which denies the very existence of Cold Start, a plan to deploy new ground forces that could strike inside Pakistan quickly in the event of a conflict. India has argued strenuously that the United States, if it wants a wide-ranging partnership of leading democracies, has to stop viewing it through the lens of Pakistan and the war in Afghanistan.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/06/world/asia/06india.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

[NYMdaveNYI]

1. Well, then all those Navy ships we’re sending are a waste of money! nt

[Fearless]

2. Looks like he isn't going to be pushing anyone to do anything...

I'm so sick of this stupidity.

[PBass]

8. YAAARGH. I like to complain about policy decisions that I don't understand,

or that mean that much to me personally. Looks like I'm in the right thread.

WHY WON'T OBAMA PUSH INDIA HARDER!!!!! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!

YAAARGH.

[Fearless]

9. Here's a link...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts

:hi:

[Swagman]

3. well why has is taking 300 ships and 20,000 people ??

:shrug:

[golfguru]

4. He has little leverage on India

The Indians pay cash for any arms bought from US.
The Pakistani's received $3.5 Billion dollars courtesy
of US Taxpayers to buy American arms.

Essentially the Indian purchases creates jobs in US.
Pakistani purchases raise our taxes.

[Socal31]

5. Seeing how we have our Predator bases in Pakistan and bribe them...

I doubt we plan on pissing them off any time soon.

Of all the problems in the world, the fact that two nuclear-armed mortal enemies are in a time of relative peace is a bright spot.

[COLGATE4]

6. Headline: " Obama is not likely to push _________ on __________"

Fill in the blanks. Good for use 364 days a year.

[PurityOfEssence]

7. Boy, ya beat me to it...

Deeepressing