US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to be in India on July 20 when India hopes to get an understanding of the Obama Administration's position on Pakistan and other issues of key concern to India. The two-day visit of Clinton is being accorded "special importance" by India since it will be the first detailed interaction with a top-level member of the new Administration although Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Obama met for a general exchange of views in London on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in April. After an excellent phase in the bilateral ties during the tenure of President George W Bush,there are concerns in New Delhi with regard to the new Administration's approach on Pakistan which is seen as being pampered with both military and non-military aid in the name of fighting terror. "We have yet to strike a constructive relationship with the Obama Administration and we want to fathom where it stands with regard to India when the Secretary of State is here," a highly-placed source said. There are apprehensions here that Clinton's agenda may include pressing India to resume the composite dialogue with Pakistan although New Delhi has made it clear that it may not do so till the perpetrators of Mumbai attack were brought to justice.
