Better Pak-India ties to benefit region: US
WASHINGTON: Pakistan and India need to pursue closer relations with each other on the security front, says the US State Department while noting that better ties between the two neighbours would benefit the entire region. At a Friday afternoon news briefing, the department’s Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner clarified that the US still wanted the Taliban to participate in reconciliation talks with the Afghan government. The Obama administration’s decision to authorise American troops to participate in offensive operations against Taliban militants had not changed the US position on peace talks, he added. “We need to pursue...