New Delhi: India will discuss Pakistan's post 26/11 steps with President Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, on Monday.
Holbrooke, who will meet External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan and Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon will be told that Washington should curb military aid for the Pakistani army to end ISI-sponsored terrorism.
India will also tell Holbrooke that it will keep up the diplomatic pressure on Islamabad till it convicts the 26/11 masterminds and handlers.
India will also want to know how US plans to stabilise the Afghanistan-Pakistan arena, especially when large numbers of Afghans don't recognise the Durand Line, and what the US means when it talks about a "regional" approach to Afghanistan.
President Karzai's weakening hold on Afghanistan and its implications for Indian interests in Afghanistan will also be discussed.
Holbrooke is in India after spending a week in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Holbrooke is visiting the region to study the latest situation to enable Washington to shape its policy towards these two countries.
The US has made it clear that Kashmir is not on the agenda of Holbrooke's visit and would not be discussed, allaying concerns initially here that the US could try mediation between India and Pakistan on the issue.
On asked then why Holbrooke was going to New Delhi, US State Department spokesman Robert Wood was quoted by PTI as saying, "India is an important country in the region and has interest in Afghanistan."
Describing the nature of Holbrooke's trip to South Asia, Wood said, "In essence this is an orientation trip. He's not carrying any messages to any of these governments from either the Secretary (of State) or the (US) President. He's not going there to lecture. He's going there to listen."
Holbrooke would report to the Secretary of State and the US President once he is back from the region.
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