145;India, US sharing evidence146;

He defended remarks by US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan Crocker that India should not have gone public without first sharing information with Pakistan. Mulford said Crocker8217;s remarks were 8220;not reported correctly8221;. However, this has clearly not satisfied India, which reacted sharply to remarks made by Crocker, saying 8220;democratic governments have a primary responsibility to keep their public fully informed8221;.

The same was conveyed today in a strong message to visiting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South Asian Affairs Steven Mann. He was told that India expected Crocker to understand that democratic governments have to be accountable to public.

Besides this, Mulford also said US had offered all assistance for investigations to Indian authorities. He felt the counter terrorism cooperation between India and US was moving well and there was always a scope for improvement.