ASSESSMENTS

U.S.: Getting Pakistan On Board

Apr 6, 2009 | 17:54 GMT

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Summary

U.S. special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen are in Islamabad April 6, where they will to try to sell the U.S. plan of negotiating with Afghan Taliban. But they also have to assure India that the United States can keep Pakistan – and its militants — in check.

In visits this week, U.S. representatives will try to shift Pakistan's focus to Afghanistan to give the new strategy there a chance of success....

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