"Pakistan also faces an insurgency in Baluchistan, which Pakistan has also not been able to resolve physically," Wood said.
The United States has said that it has broadened the non-proliferation regime by bringing India inside it through the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Rice argued that the re-positioning of American diplomats from Europe to India was indeed making a difference to foreign policy.
US-Pakistan relations are poised to touch a qualitatively new level under the Biden administration, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
If confirmed by the US Senate, Haley, 44, would be the first Indian-American to serve in a Cabinet-level position in any presidential administration.
'If, God forbid, India decided it was in its interests to reach a more robust military agreement with Iran, that would be enough to ruin the [India-US] relationship.
Will US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's testimony before the Senate FRC convince the sceptics?
In April, the US stopped funding to WHO as the Trump administration reviewed the ties.
Juster played a key role in the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
"We all can work toward a dual-goal, I would say a single dual-goal -- one is protect our environment, our planet earth. The second thing is to protect the human values -- compassion, friendliness, and cooperation," he said.
The committee adopted the measure by 12-9 vote with one Republican, Senator Chuck Hagel, breaking ranks to join the 11 Democrats on the panel in approving the resolution.
'If that occurs, the world will be safer,' says Senator Joseph Biden.
The Nuclear Security Summit is being hosted by US President Barack Obama on March 31 and April 1.
'The US and India are engaged in a dialogue for missile defence. I hope it will allow the Indian government to protect the Indian people from Chinese missiles,' says China expert Richard Fisher.
However, the Democrats said they would not seek to block Rice's confirmation and predicted her approval within a matter of days.
Trump said he 'won't fail' on a front where three of his predecessors -- Clinton, Bush and Obama failed.
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