VOA标准英语2010年-India Wants Saudi Arabia to Pressure P

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, last week asked Saudi Arabia to try to influence Pakistan to crack down on anti-Indian terrorists in Pakistan. For years, India has insisted on dealing¹ directly with Pakistan, but Saudi Arabia has close ties to Paksitan.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Saudi Arabia resulted in the signing several agreements, including an extradition² treaty.

Terrorism also was a key issue in Mr. Singh's talks with Saudi King Abdullah.

Indian deputy foreign minister Shashi Tharoor was part of Mr. Singh's delegation³. "Saudi Arabia of course has a long and close relationship with Pakistan," Singh said. "But that makes Saudi Arabia all the more valuable interlocutor for us."

Mr. Singh asked King Abdullah to persuade Pakistan to cease supporting terrorism against India.

Later, he briefed India's parliament on his visit. "Saudi Arabia is also affected⁴ by terrorism. And this was one of the subjects that came up in our discussion," he said.

"India needs that in order to manage its relationship with Pakistan," Stephen Cohen, Brookings Institution stated. "I think it needs to think more broadly about where it wants to go to Pakistan."

Mr. Singh's move shows that India is serious about improving relations with Pakistan, says Shuja Nawaz at the Atlantic Council. "It is primarily because it is in India's own interest to have a stable Pakistan on its border and to be able to open the door to Afghanistan and Central Asia," he said.

Cohen says he is not sure what Saudi Arabia can do to aid India's relations with Pakistan, because Saudi influence over terror groups is more private than offical.
"There are a lot of rich Saudis who believe in supporting the faithful, even if the faithful are carrying guns and hand grenades around the world," he said. "How do you control that, that's more difficult than getting the Saudi government to commit itself."

Both Cohen and Nawaz say that since domestic terrorism also threatens Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government might decide to cooperate with India.
 
"An important government in South Asia with which it has good relations, is really concerned about the Saudi support for these groups and Saudi relations with Pakistan, a thinking government in Saudi Arabia will respond in some way," Cohen said.

"After all India is a major power in the region. It is potentially a global power. It has a huge market," Nawaz explained. "There is trade and other service links. All of this makes it quite critical for the two countries to have a good relationship."

And the analysts⁵ emphasize that both India and Pakistan must realize, they do not need third-party pressure on each other to improve relations. They should improve relations because it is in the interest of their own people.
 

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

3 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。