
Describing his talks with the Indian leaders in the past two days as “very constructive”, Burns confirmed about the visit of US Secretary Hillary Clinton to visit India in second half of July. “India and the US can expand cooperation in defence and intelligence sharing,” he said. The Obama administration is firmly committed to India-US civil nuclear deal, Burns added.
On whether Pakistan is doing enough, he said, “Pakistan has special responsibility to bring the 26/11 perpetrators to justice. The US continues to press Pakistan to firmly and urgently act against terrorist elements including Taliban.”