Palin pitches for strong Indo-US ties

Lauding the strides India has made since opening up its economy, Palin said there was a need to do the same in Pakistan.

“We cannot go back to those hyphenated days of India-Pakistan. The de-hyphenation that occurred when India was able to start making independent decisions to allow the prosperity that is growing here. Now, we need to and can work together in doing with Pakistan," she said in an interaction at the India Today Conclave.

Palin, a former Alaska Governor, sought to disapprove Pakistan pushing terrorists into India and said the US would not put up with innocent people being attacked. “I hear that condemnation when we perceive that Pakistan is not tough enough on terrorists. They are being allowed to cross border into India. It is one of the things we need to work on,” she said.

“We will not put up with innocent people being attacked, innocent people being harmed by terrorists,” she said.