India-Pakistan tensions may pull in U.S.

[Coventina]

Source: Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tensions between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks and threats to move troops to the border between the nuclear rivals are unlikely to lead to a flashpoint, analysts said on Sunday.

But the United States could get ensnared in the row and it may prove to be a setback in the war on Islamic radicals on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, they said.

"Relationships between the two countries will deteriorate," said Kuldip Nayar, a veteran commentator on India-Pakistan ties.

"It may not come to a level where people think there will be a flashpoint or any kind of hostilities. But these are going to be anxious times for both countries."



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[ohio2007]

1. this can't possibly be a breaking news article

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