United States Armed Forces are present in India and other South Asian Countries. This sensation revelation was made by US Pacific Commander Admiral Robert Willard. They were working together to contain Lashkar-e-Taiba, a militant group blamed for the 2008 Mumbai attacks and most terrorist attacks in India, he said. In the past months, the US has trained Indian counter-terrorist specialists.
“We are working very closely with India with regard to their counter-terrorism capabilities and in particular on the maritime domain but also government to government, not necessarily department of defence but other agencies assisting them in terms of their internal counter-terror and counterinsurgency challenges.”
Adm Willard said Lashkar-e-Taiba was a “very dangerous organisation… so it is a very important threat, and we’re working very closely with the nations in the region to help contain it”.
He said the group was “responsible for many attacks in India, including the horrific attacks into Mumbai, Lashkar-e-Taiba is headquartered in Pakistan, affiliated with al-Qaeda… and contributes to terrorist operations in Afghanistan and aspires to operate against Asia, Europe and North America,” he said.
The two countries have also been working to counter piracy, conduct disaster response planning and training and holding joint armed forces exercises.