U.S. working urgently behind scenes as India-Pakistan tensions mount

from Geostrategy

Reports from Southwest Asia indicate India is preparing to take some type of military action against suspected terrorist bases in Pakistan, raising the specter of a conflict between the two nuclear armed regional powers.

Indian news media reported that Delhi has proof of links between Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Mumbai attacks, including the names of instructors, training locations and that the United States possesses additional evidence that it shared with India.

Unidentified sources reported that the U.S. notified Pakistan of links to the attack from Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Mohammed Sayeed.

India has asked Pakistan to turn over several terrorists it believes are responsible for the Mumbai terrorist attacks and Pakistan is demanding proof of the terrorists’ links.....