Washington:
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh arrived in the US on Monday amidst concerns about misuse of US aid by Pakistan and its silence on the recent developments concerning the Headley-Rana case.
The Prime Minister arrived at the Andrews Air Force Base near Washington to kick off the first full-fledged state visit of Obama's presidency. It's a four-day visit and on the cards a swank black-tie dinner at the White House on Tuesday.
Describing the nuclear deal as a "landmark" in Indo-US relations, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh said that the two countries are finalising details to make the pact fully operational. The PM was Addressing the US-India Business and Chamber of Commerce.
Dr Manmohan Singh has reiterated that borders in Kashmir cannot be redrawn, triggering a sharp response from Pakistan which said Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory.
In an interview to CNN, Dr Singh said: "I have publicly stated that there can be no redrawing of borders (in Jammu and Kashmir)...but our two countries can work together to ensure that these are borders of peace, that people-to-people contacts grow in a manner in which people do not even worry whether they are located on this side of the border or that side."
In the interview, Dr Singh also said he feels Pakistan has not done enough on the Mumbai attacks and that the power in Pakistan rests with the army.
"Our feeling is that Pakistan has not done enough. Hafeez Saeed is roaming around freely. Maulana Azhar Masood and other terrorist elements, the Lashkar-e-Toiba, according to Pakistan's own admissions is actively involved in perpetrating massacre in Mumbai, they are moving around freely," added the PM.
"We would like democracy to succeed and flourish in Pakistan, but we have to recognise that the power today virtually rests with the Army," he further said.
The Prime Minister arrived at the Andrews Air Force Base near Washington to kick off the first full-fledged state visit of Obama's presidency. It's a four-day visit and on the cards a swank black-tie dinner at the White House on Tuesday.
Describing the nuclear deal as a "landmark" in Indo-US relations, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh said that the two countries are finalising details to make the pact fully operational. The PM was Addressing the US-India Business and Chamber of Commerce.
Dr Manmohan Singh has reiterated that borders in Kashmir cannot be redrawn, triggering a sharp response from Pakistan which said Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory.
In an interview to CNN, Dr Singh said: "I have publicly stated that there can be no redrawing of borders (in Jammu and Kashmir)...but our two countries can work together to ensure that these are borders of peace, that people-to-people contacts grow in a manner in which people do not even worry whether they are located on this side of the border or that side."
In the interview, Dr Singh also said he feels Pakistan has not done enough on the Mumbai attacks and that the power in Pakistan rests with the army.
"Our feeling is that Pakistan has not done enough. Hafeez Saeed is roaming around freely. Maulana Azhar Masood and other terrorist elements, the Lashkar-e-Toiba, according to Pakistan's own admissions is actively involved in perpetrating massacre in Mumbai, they are moving around freely," added the PM.
"We would like democracy to succeed and flourish in Pakistan, but we have to recognise that the power today virtually rests with the Army," he further said.
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