•Well, they seem to have gone to this terrorist’s village.

Not quite, I think.

•He is popularly called Kasab but I think his name is Iman.

That’s a newspaper report. I don’t think they have gone there yet... but they want to go there. See, today we have Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab in our custody. His DNA is available; now there is a person in Pakistan in Faridkot village, who says I am his father. His DNA is available in Pakistan... so, if somebody matches the DNA, we’ll know who is right and who is wrong.

•Just needs a strand of hair, or a drop of blood.

Strand of hair, a drop of blood, saliva, whatever.

•So, has the FBI been given his DNA?

Not yet, I am told. They have asked for it but not yet.

•Because those are legal processes?

Well, the FBI by American law is obliged to investigate where an American citizen is killed. Six Americans were killed in the Mumbai attacks. Therefore, the FBI is obliged to investigate and report to the US Congress. But I think the FBI has asked for access to Pakistan.

•Right. So what’s your sense of the kind of co-operation they are getting from the Pakistanis yet?

Not much so far, but I think they are confident of making a breakthrough.

•But this is innovative on India’s part, even diplomatically because we are a bit shy of doing this.

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