Wrap up campaign soon: India

By Atul Aneja

NEW DELHI, OCT.22. India wants the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan wrapped up as quickly as possible after the coalition's political goals are achieved.

A spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said that the military campaign should also combine the use of political, diplomatic and financial instruments to achieve these objectives.

Asked to comment on the developments along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB), the Defence Ministry said there was no ``untoward development'' in this area. Pakistan-supported infiltrations in Jammu and Kashmir were continuing, it said.

On a report about India's intentions about Pakistan's nuclear establishments, the spokesperson said that India had already proposed expert-level bilateral talks for promoting nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) for ushering in peace and stability in the region.

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