India Has Right to Self-defence: Obama

WASHINGTON: American president-elect Barak Obama said Sunday that India has right to self-defence like any other country.

In an interview at meet the press program on US television, he said Mumbai attacks are hazard, not only for America but for Pakistan too.

He urged Pakistan, India and Afghanistan to devise a joint strategy against terrorism.

Obama said president Zardai has given positive signals after Mumbai attacks.

Meanwhile US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said no deadline of 48 hours had been given to Pakistan.

Pakistan would have to arrest miscreants of Mumbai attacks besides assuring that no follow-on attacks on India would happen, Rice said.


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