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Worried stiff about Pakistan, US seeks to advance ties with India

The situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan tops the reasons the US is 'advancing its relationship with India', Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said, while accusing the Pakistani government of 'abdicating to the Taliban' and warning that the deterioration of security in Pakistan poses a 'mortal threat' to the US and the world.1:31 PM on April 23