"We do not have first hand information on that. Certainly, those who are very close to Pakistan seem to be convinced that there is nothing to be worried about, "Tharoor told Karan Thapar in his 'Devil's Advocate' programme on CNN-IBN. When asked terror groups such as LeT and Jaish-e Mohammed, found no mention in the US AfPak strategy, Tharoor said the US was not engaged in any operations against India's "immediate enemies".
To a question, Tharoor said there should be no distinction between al Qaeda inspired terrorists and terror directed against India. "For us there is no difference between somebody who wants to kill people in Bali or Mumbai." Asked whether India can rely on Obama as he says "something to India and something else to Pakistan", he said, "We are not relying on anybody to get this problem (of terrorism) solved."
To a question on US policy towards resolution of Kashmir, Tharoor said the US has made several statements favouring resolution of Indo-Pak problem through dialogue between the two countries. When asked about India's concern on huge supply of US weapons to Pakistan since 9/11, he said, "what I want to say is that not every figure that we see is necessarily pointing in to a barrel pointed at India."
Tharoor further said that India did not need to worry as Pakistan can buy whatever equipment it requires but "when it comes to conflict, we are prepared".