If first impressions are anything to go by, Mr Barack Obama appears to have failed the “Pakistan test” by omitting any reference to that country in his remarks commemorating the 26/11 attacks on Mumba

Pakistan foreign secretary Salman Bashir, who will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Niru-pama Rao in Islamabad on June 24, expects “detailed talks” on a framework for fighting terrorism, including, possibly, a revamp of the joint anti-terrorism mechanism.