India, US agree to end militants hideouts in Pakistan: Krishna

Indian Foreign Minister claims Hillary agreed on ending militants hideouts in Pakistan. Hillary said Pakistan himself was victim of terrorism.India on Tuesday urged the United States to consider the ground realities in Afghanistan and ensure its troop pullout does not provide space for the re-emergence of Taliban-sponsored terrorism.We have impressed on the United States and other countries who have a major presence in Afghanistan that it is necessary for them to continue in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna told a joint press briefing with visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.It is necessary for the United States to factor in Afghanistans ground realities so that... Afghanistan will be in a position to defend itself against terrorism sponsored by the Taliban, Krishna said.Islamabad switched sides and pledged support to the United States after the September 11, 2001 attacks. But Indian and US experts believe that Pakistan has maintained ties with Taliban guerrillas in the hope of keeping leverage once US troops leave Afghanistan.Washington has already started to draw down troop numbers under a timetable that has attracted criticism for being too fast to hold on to tentative gains.Krishna said it was crucial for the United States to work closely with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his government to create conditions where terrorism will not make any more advances.After more than two decades without influence in Kabul, New Delhi swiftly established ties with Karzais regime after the 2001 US-led invasion deposed the Taliban.