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...been intensely involved in mediating the dispute. Because Washington is friendlier with both India and Pakistan than ever before, its role has been elevated beyond recognition. In the three weeks after Dec. 13, Powell phoned Musharraf four times and Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh three times, pleading with both sides to "slow down" their escalation toward war. President Bush called Musharraf and Vajpayee as well. Along the way, Powell pleaded with Musharraf to act more forcefully against the militants. Then, in every call to Singh, he emphasized what Musharraf was doing...
...been intensely involved in mediating the dispute. Because Washington is friendlier with both India and Pakistan than ever before, its role has been elevated beyond recognition. In the three weeks after Dec. 13, Powell phoned Musharraf four times and Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh three times, pleading with both sides to "slow down" their escalation toward war. President Bush called Musharraf and Vajpayee as well. Along the way, Powell pleaded with Musharraf to act more forcefully against the militants. Then, in every call to Singh, he emphasized what Musharraf was doing...
...been intensely involved in mediating the dispute. Because Washington is friendlier with both India and Pakistan than ever before, its role has been elevated beyond recognition. In the three weeks after Dec. 13, Powell phoned Musharraf four times and Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh three times, pleading with both sides to "slow down" their escalation toward war. President Bush called Musharraf and Vajpayee as well. Along the way, Powell pleaded with Musharraf to act more forcefully against the militants. Then, in every call to Singh, he emphasized what Musharraf was doing...
...visited New Delhi recently, Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee warned him that Indians were so hurt by what we perceived as the unfairness of Washington's approach that any politician who enthusiastically supported the U.S. war effort endangered his own popularity. For instance, India's External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh, who offered operational assistance to the U.S. right after the World Trade Center attacks, has been criticized by his own colleagues...
...depends on the meaning of "accept." Indian foreign minister Jaswant Singh announced Friday that the U.S. had for all intents and purposes "accepted India's minimum nuclear deterrent," but the acceptance to which he referred is one of fact rather than principle. Nuclear non-proliferation remains at the top of President Clinton's agenda as he prepares to depart for India on Saturday, with the focus being on reducing the danger level between two countries perennially on the brink of war. "The U.S. would like nothing more than to reverse India and Pakistan's nuclear programs, but Washington...