Krishna set to meet Clinton

From Yoshita Singh
New York, Sep 26 (PTI) Indian External Affairs Minister S
M Krishna will meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here
Monday with bilateral issues, the situation in Pakistan and
Afghanistan and strengthening economic cooperation expected to
be the focus of their talks.
Krishna and Clinton are expected to discuss a wide range
of bilateral and regional issues including the situation in
the region – Afghanistan and Pakistan – and the next month's
India-US Education summit, which would be co-chaired by the
Secretary of State and Indian Human Resources Development
Minister Kapil Sibal, official sources said.
The meeting will take place amid the diplomatic row
between Pakistan and the US over alleged links between
Pakistani spy agency ISI and the Haqqani terror network.
India has said it was good that the Obama administration
recognised the links between the ISI and Haqqani network of
Taliban.
"We have always been saying it. I am glad US finds it has
also suffered under the ISI," Krishna said here Sunday.
"I think our stand has been vindicated," he said.
With a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and
President Barack Obama not taking place on the sidelines of
the UN General Assembly here, meeting between Krishna and
Clinton was arranged.
Krishna, who arrived in New York on September 21 is
expected to fly back to India on the 27th.