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India sets Dec 26 deadline for Pakistan

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India sets Dec 26 deadline for Pakistan


Updated : Tuesday December 23 , 2008 9:18:20 PM




NEW DELHI: India has given a deadline of December 26 to Pakistan for crackdown on people involved in Mumbai terror plot, said a report.

Stratfor, the publisher of geopolitical intelligence on Tuesday, in its report says after Mumbai attacks, India relayed a message to Pakistan via the US that they would be given “30 days to carry out significant actions in cracking down on militant groups operating on Pakistani soil”.

Islamabad has been denying that they were from Pakistan.

The US made clear to Pakistan that Islamabad will have to deliver on India's demands or else Washington will not be able to stand in New Delhi's way, it said.

The report said India using time to prepare its military forces, and waiting when the time comes to act.

However, the report said, it is still unclear how far India will take this military campaign and to what extent the US operations in Afghanistan will be affected.

The intelligence publisher reported that the US, knowing its “limitations” of the relationship with New Delhi, is already preparing for “a worst-case scenario”.

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