Friday, January 30, 2009
India tests missile amid tensions with Pakistan
India successfully tested a supersonic cruise missile on January 20 in a remote desert close to the Pakistan border, officials said, amid continuing tensions with its nuclear armed rival over the November attacks in Mumbai.
Indian officials say the launch of the Brahmos was only part of ongoing reliability tests, but some analysts say the timing was sensitive and could alarm Pakistan.
"The test was successful," a defense ministry spokesman said, without giving details.
The Brahmos, which can travel at up to 2.8 times the speed of sound and has a range of 290 km (160 miles), was tested at Pokhran, a desert town along India-Pakistan border and also the site of India's 1998 nuclear tests.
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Indian officials say the launch of the Brahmos was only part of ongoing reliability tests, but some analysts say the timing was sensitive and could alarm Pakistan.
"The test was successful," a defense ministry spokesman said, without giving details.
The Brahmos, which can travel at up to 2.8 times the speed of sound and has a range of 290 km (160 miles), was tested at Pokhran, a desert town along India-Pakistan border and also the site of India's 1998 nuclear tests.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Washington, Islamabad joint investigation into border incident
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in a meeting with Pakistan Foreign Minister, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi agreed to conduct a joint military investigation into the recent U.S. cross border bombings by U.S. forces that allegedly led to the death of 11 Pakistani soldiers on June 11.
While the Bush administration 'regreted' the incident, and may be in favor of Islamabad making peace with tribes in the North west frontier, it would not brook any negotiations with terrorists, Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, speaking to media in Paris on June 13, on the sidelines of the Afghanistan donor countries' meeting, said.
He called the Rice-Qureshi meeting 'positive', a significant follow-up in the backdrop of Pakistani accusations that the U.S. military was trigger happy on the border. Qureshi is expected to visit Washington by mid July, Boucher indicated during the briefing.
"They did talk about the border incident. They discussed and supported the idea of a joint military investigation. That's been agreed between our militaries. They agreed that we are partners in the war on terror; we need to work together. The terrorism coming from Pakistan/Afghanistan border region is a threat to both peoples, Pakistan - actually Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and elsewhere," Boucher said.
"The Secretary expressed our regret for the deaths of the Pakistani soldiers in particular, knowing that they too are allies in the war on terror," he added.
The two leaders also discussed overall problems of extremism, including need for development in the border regions, as well as security, the problems that Pakistan is facing in financial matters, in energy and food, he said.
Boucher will visit Pakistan in early July and Qureshi is expected in Washington after that in a bid "to continue our high-level dialogue with the new government," Boucher indicated.
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While the Bush administration 'regreted' the incident, and may be in favor of Islamabad making peace with tribes in the North west frontier, it would not brook any negotiations with terrorists, Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, speaking to media in Paris on June 13, on the sidelines of the Afghanistan donor countries' meeting, said.
He called the Rice-Qureshi meeting 'positive', a significant follow-up in the backdrop of Pakistani accusations that the U.S. military was trigger happy on the border. Qureshi is expected to visit Washington by mid July, Boucher indicated during the briefing.
"They did talk about the border incident. They discussed and supported the idea of a joint military investigation. That's been agreed between our militaries. They agreed that we are partners in the war on terror; we need to work together. The terrorism coming from Pakistan/Afghanistan border region is a threat to both peoples, Pakistan - actually Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and elsewhere," Boucher said.
"The Secretary expressed our regret for the deaths of the Pakistani soldiers in particular, knowing that they too are allies in the war on terror," he added.
The two leaders also discussed overall problems of extremism, including need for development in the border regions, as well as security, the problems that Pakistan is facing in financial matters, in energy and food, he said.
Boucher will visit Pakistan in early July and Qureshi is expected in Washington after that in a bid "to continue our high-level dialogue with the new government," Boucher indicated.
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Labels: bombings . US forces, incident, investigation, Islamabad, pakistan, Pakistan border, Pakistan Foreign Minister, Pakistani soldiers, President George W. Bush, terror, Washington
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