Pak-India tensions managed, says US

WASHINGTON, Jan 14: Both India and Pakistan have successfully managed the tensions that followed the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the US State Department said on Wednesday, downplaying media reports that both countries had deployed additional troops on their border.Spokesman Sean McCormack said the two sides had managed tensions well and he did not see the situation going out of hand.“We have been watching very closely for some time and talking to both sides, the Pakistan side and the Indian side, about managing the tensions in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Mumbai,” the spokesman said.“To this point, both sides have managed to do that successfully, some of these troop movements notwithstanding, both on the Indian side as well as the Pakistani side.”Mr McCormack confirmed that the US administration also had noted that both countries had deployed additional troops on their border after the Mumbai attacks, but he did not see any cause for alarm.