THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that when the Indian government discovered that the Obama administration planned to appoint Richard Holbrooke special envoy for Afghanistan-Pakistan-India, they swung into action and lobbied to have India excluded from his purview. And they succeeded. Holbrooke's account officially does not include India.
Michael Goldfarb
Holbrooke's Wings Clipped
THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that when the Indian government discovered that the Obama administration planned to appoint Richard Holbrooke special envoy for Afghanistan-Pakistan-India, they swung into action and lobbied to have India excluded from his purview. And they succeeded. Holbrooke's…
Michael Goldfarb · January 23, 2009
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