US' South Asia policy faulty
Not surprisingly, counter-terrorism is one of the top issues on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's agenda during her visit to India. Though no extremist organization has claimed responsibility for last week's triple blasts in Mumbai, it reminded the Indian media of the 2008 Mumbai attack by terrorists who had slipped into India from Pakistan.
Last week's triple blasts in India's business capital may create new challenges for India and Pakistan, the long-time rivals in South Asia. Some Indian media outlets have hinted at the possible involvement of Islamic extremists from Pakistan in the latest attack on Mumbai.
The relations between the United States and Pakistan have suffered after the killing of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, as was evident when the Barack Obama administration unveiled its new anti-terrorism strategy and suspended its military aid of $800 million to Islamabad.
