Indian subcontinent most dangerous place in world — Clinton

Washington, March 10: United States President Bill Clinton has described the Indian sub-continent and the Line of Control in Kashmir as &q...

Washington, March 10: United States President Bill Clinton has described the Indian sub-continent and the Line of Control in Kashmir as "the most dangerous" place in the world today troubled by various conflicts based on religious and ethnic causes.

"The most dangerous place in the world today, I think you could argue, is the Indian subcontinent and the Line of Control in Kashmir," he told a group of leaders of all faiths yesterday.

Clinton made the reference to the sub-continent while discussing various conflicts based on religion and ethnicity.

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Suggesting that those who perceived the United States as arrogant or high-handed did so out of misperceptions, he said, "One of the reasons I am about to go to the Indian subcontinent is that I want to try to minimise — if people are mad at us, at least I want them to have an accurate perception."

"If they think we have a certain policy or a certain attitude, I want them to have an accurate view of what that policy or attitude is. And it is a constant effort, I appreciate that," he said.