PM, Obama to discuss new Af-Pak plan
PTI
WASHINGTON, APRIL 10
India will voice its apprehensions over nuclear material in Pakistan falling into the hands of terrorists at the Nuclear Security Summit here as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepares to discuss the United States’ new Af-Pak strategy with President Barack Obama tomorrow.
At the two-day summit convened by Obama beginning Monday and to be attended by over 40 world leaders, Singh is expected to pitch for a firm response to the challenges of proliferation and possibility of terrorists gaining access to nuclear material.
National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao are expected to articulate India’s concerns on nuclear issues, especially atomic materials falling into the hands of terrorists in Pakistan, at the official-level meetings at the summit that begins on Monday.
Sources said there is a risk of nuclear material falling into the hands of terrorists, which is a matter of serious concern for India.
Singh and Obama, who will meet at Blair House tomorrow, are expected to discuss Afghanistan in the context of the new Af-Pak strategy unveiled by the Obama administration a few months back.
This is the first meeting between Singh and Obama after the US unveiled the Af-Pak strategy, under which more US troops will be sent to Afghanistan.
