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Indian media has quoted the suggestion of a veteran American diplomat in which he said that the US should offer strong and active support to India for a permanent UN Security Council seat in return for New Delhi agreeing to genuine and enforceable concessions on the Kashmir issue. Cautioning the Obama administration against being too enthusiastic in its effort to resolve the Kashmir issue, foreign policy veteran Howard Schaffer said American efforts in the region should involve quiet diplomacy. Schaffer is a former US Ambassador to Bangladesh and has also served in India and Pakistan. Washington needs to look for ways to persuade New Delhi to accept an agreement that does not meet all Indian demands and involves genuine and enforceable concessions on its part, Schaffer has said in his latest book. In The Limits of Influence: America's Role in Kashmir, Schaffer said: An offer of strong and active US support for a permanent Indian UN Security Council seat could be one approach worth weighing.
