Terming the ceasefire between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir as an important achievement, classified United States documents released by Wikileaks revealed that Washington was keen on 'preserving' the truce by denouncing the violations carried out by Pakistani troops.
A Pakistan High Commission official in Delhi had praised India for acting 'responsibly and maturely' in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror attacks, according to United States's official cables released by Wikileaks.
Publication of Wikileaks reports, which suggest that a "United States tilt" was visible in the Cabinet reshuffle of 2006, on Tuesday prompted the Opposition in Rajya Sabha to allege that the pro-American shift by the United Progressive Alliance government was a "shameful" act.
"We have a long history of relations with people of this state. Many professionals from this state were settled in US decades ago and today they are successful and are important players in American life," Mulford pointed out.
David C Mulford, who will soon vacate his post as United States'ambassador to India, has urged the Obama administration to ensure the implementation of the India-US civilian nuclear agreement.In an interaction at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, Mulford said, "The nuclear deal may be completed, but the work isn't done. There is unfinished business there to be done."
Days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that Pakistan's official agencies could be involved in Mumbai terror attacks, the US today said "accusations" should not be made without evidence.
More than 50 American scholars have been waiting up to 11 months for their Indian visas.
Amid the diplomatic and political storm generated by the disclosures on the India-United States nuclear deal, US Ambassador to India David Mulford met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Thursday and sought to clarify Washington's stand.Although officials were tight-lipped about what was discussed at the meeting, sources said Mulford told the Prime Minister that no new conditions had been introduced.A senior US embassy official sought to play down the meeting.
Affirming its commitment to work with India in securing a "clean" waiver from the NSG, the US on Monday said the two countries will "continue our vigorous joint advocacy", including at the highest levels, for it ahead of the grouping's next meeting on September 4.
The United Stateson Friday termed Pakistan's admission that the Mumbai attacks were launched from its soil as an "important first step in the right direction" and said it will "watch and help" to ensure that Islamabad completes the investigation and prosecution in the case.
"From what I have seen it is a very credible material. The FBI is cooperating in Mumbai...It is information which tells and gives a very accurate account of what has happened," Mulford told Karan Thapar's programme Devil's Advocate.
US Ambassador David C Mulford pointed out that time is of essence, but underlined that Washington was not pushing India as it has highest respect for the political processes of this country. "It is practical to complete the processes, if we can, during the course of this administration," Mulford told journalists in New Delhi.
The United States wants India to do more in developing a world-class infrastructure, energy security, creation of true national markets and protection of intellectual property rights to attract American investments.
Mulford's remarks came on a day when CPI-M asked the government not to operationalise the deal for at least the next six months.
With External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee set to visit Iran on February 6, there will be more than one pair of eyes watching the visit closely.
India would have to present a credible plan of separating civil and nuclear establishments before the American Congress decided on lifting of sanctions on it, says Mulford.
President A P J Abdul Kalam and US President George Bush have already ratified the treaty.
Mulford said very little about the meeting except that it was regarding the civil nuclear deal during which he explained his country's position to Sinha, a key person in the BJP.
Mulford said the US and India were together in fight against terrorism and that Washington had offered its services in investigations into the Mumbai bombings, particularly in forensic examinations.
The American view of India's economic reform process was voiced by that country's Ambassador here David C Mulford, who said: "There are signs of a pause in the reforms process in recent months."
US Ambassador to India David C Mulford, who is in Vienna for meetings on the sidelines of the two-day NSG meeting considering India's case ending Friday, told NDTV that Washington thinks that eventually a consensus would be arrived at on the issue, but it does not not know how quickly.
President George W Bush on Friday night left Delhi for Pakistan.
"It is a mistake on the part of India to have voted against Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting," Jaya said.
K Subrahamnayam, strategic thinker and staunch supporter of the deal debates the issue with rediff.com Managing Editor Sheela Bhatt.
Acquiring a visa for the United States is going to be easier from next year when the American missions in the country will have additional facilities in place to cater to the ever-increasing number of aspirants.
US unhappy over India's nuclear statements
Stating that India was an attractive destination for long-term investments, US Ambassador to India David C Mulford on Thursday called for further removal of restrictions to attract more US investors.
Concerned at recurring terror strikes in different countries, including the serial blasts in Bangladesh on Wednesday, the United States on Thursday sought assistance from India and other countries in its global fight against the scourge. \n\n
It committed $1.6 million towards relief. Earlier, it committed $1.5 million.
The US ambassador said "every effort" is being made to conclude the deal before President George W Bush arrives here.
Mulford was at the centre of a controversy after his remarks in an interview to PTI that the Indo-US nuclear deal, signed on July 18 last year, could 'die' in the US Congress if New Delhi did not oppose Iran's nuclear programme.
"The best is yet to come" in the relations between India and the US, Mulford said.
US Ambassador David C Mulford said India had no cause to worry about imbalance since it was getting civil nuclear cooperation, a one-time, very special exception for any country.
The allegations had been made by Natwar after his indictment by the Pathak panel.
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