CIA chief visited India

NEW DELHI, OCT 2
CIA chief Leon Panetta was in India for nearly a week during which he met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and senior officials ahead of the visit of United States President Barack Obama beginning next month.
Panetta, one of the top-most US intelligence officials, held a series of meetings with senior government officials including Union Home Secretary G K Pillai over the last one week which also were seen as a platform to further cement sharing of intelligence in tackling terrorism.
During his meetings, including with his Indian counterpart Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief K C Verma and Intelligence Bureau head Rajiv Mathur, Panetta discussed cooperation between the two countries especially in the field of counter-terrorism and sharing intelligence.
 The two sides are understood to have discussed the issue of terrorism that continues to emanate from Pakistan and was threatening India as well as many other parts of the world.
 American embassy officials remained tightlipped on the visit of Panetta.