Keep off Kashmir: Pak to US

Recently declassified documents relating to discussions between American officials and their Pakistani counterparts after 9/11 show that while the US had warned Pakistan that it was aware of infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan into Kashmir, Pakistan bluntly told the Americans “not to push too far on Kashmir”.

Updated on: Sep 15, 2010, 24:50:08 IST

Hindustan Times | By Anirudh Bhattacharyya, New York

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Recently declassified documents relating to discussions between American officials and their Pakistani counterparts after 9/11 show that while the US had warned Pakistan that it was aware of infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan into Kashmir, Pakistan bluntly told the Americans “not to push too far on Kashmir”.

One particular document summarises discussions between an US official and an unnamed Pakistani official, focuses extensively on Kashmir.

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Anirudh Bhattacharyya
Anirudh Bhattacharya is a Toronto-based commentator on North American issues, and an author. He has also worked as a journalist in New Delhi and New York spanning print, television and digital media. He tweets as @anirudhb.Read More

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