please do not forget we are talking of nearly 1.8 billion people living in south asia. lso, i believe it will also affect the course of evolution in the middle east and central asia, and may be beyond these regions as well. >> to build what you just said, when you look at your neighbor, pakistan, and elected its difficulties with maintaining order and governance and economically, to you harbor concerns that pakistan could fail? if that were to happen -- if pakistan were to fail in certain ways, could india succeed? >> we do not want pakistan the face -- to fail. the emergence of democracy in pakistan is something we look for. at the same time, we have to recognize that there are forces in dealing with terrorist elements, using their energies to target our country. nor has pakistan used all this machinery to bring all of those murderous gangs who perpetrated the horrible crime and mumbai -- in mumbai. innocent citizens lost their life. several nationals of foreign countries, including six from the united states, and two from canada, that lost their lives. pakistan should

please do not forget we are talking of nearly 1.8 billion people living in south asia. lso, i believe it will also affect the course of evolution in the middle east and central asia, and may be beyond these regions as well. >> to build what you just said, when you look at your neighbor, pakistan, and elected its difficulties with maintaining order and governance and economically, to you harbor concerns that pakistan could fail? if that were to happen -- if pakistan were to fail in certain ways, could india succeed? >> we do not want pakistan the face -- to fail. the emergence of democracy in pakistan is something we look for. at the same time, we have to recognize that there are forces at work in pakistan. the terrorist groups that are active, until now only active in the areas along the border of pakistan. now i think they are -- they have a grip over several parts of pakistan. if that is not controlled, i think it has a nominal consequences for the security and stability of pakistan as well as our own security. >> speaking of which, you mentioned the anniversary of the

should the mast and south asia played a larger role in u.s. national strategy after the collapse of the soviet union than was actually the case? and a final question, what factors shape strategy in this period? >> yeah, thank you. >> the question about intentions is important, of course. britain has the capability, the soviet union, the russia has a capability of 40 million, 50 million americans. united states has the came of eliminating costa rica from the map. so the point is that we don't worry about any of those things because there is no intention to do so. it's not that there isn't capability of doing that. huge countries, militarily powerful countries, have lived next door to very small military, uninterested countries for very long tames and could take them out any time we wanted to. we could attack canada, and they're not even looking in the right direction. but the can dance don't seem to be terribly worried about that. so i think intentions are really what matters, not capabilities. and in the case of the soviet union, it's very cle

to remind everyone there is a hearing that is scheduled by the subcommittee on middle east and south asia, and i will recognize the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, i thank you and ms. ros-lehtinen for allowing members to come back and for completing this hearing. it's a very important hearing and i want to thank the other witnesses and their absence and those who are able to stay. i want to applaud president obama that took the constructive step of allowing cuban-americans to visit family in cuba as often as they please. i think it is a magnificent stat and mr. peters, i think you acknowledged that is a policy change that is productive. i started my opening remarks by suggesting that i was engaged because of my committee assignment with the allin and gonzalez issue or circumstance, and i believe it was right on both sides, but i think we were right to unite this child up that time with his family in cuba but i also think it's important for his miami family to be able to see and to interact with their family. i believe my colleague articulat

>> henry: 49 cities around the world-- in europe, in north america, south america, asia. >> kroft: do you have any idea what country these people were from? >> henry: yes. >> kroft: care to share that with me? >> henry: i would not. >> kroft: you would not care to share. >> henry: no. >> kroft: have you caught any of them? >> henry: working on it. >> kroft: another case you have probably not heard anything about involves an extortion plot against the state of virginia. earlier this year, a hacker got into a medical database and stole millions of patient prescription records and then followed it up with a ransom note. the note said, "i have your"-- i can't say that word on television; "stuff," we'll call it-- "in my possession right now." the hacker went on to write, "i've made an encrypted backup and deleted the original. for $10 million i will gladly send along the password." the state of virginia says it was eventually able to restore the system. but the stolen information-- including names, social security numbers and prescriptions-- can be used, sold or exploited, acc

>> because it seem to legitimize a chinese role in the south asia.he indians to see china as a potential problem. the statement looked as if u.s. was endorsing to china and southeast asian dispute. that did not go over well in delhi. >> the historical relationship has been called close, get tense. can you give historical context interrelationships in the last 50 to seven years? >> it has been a roller-coaster in many ways. -- in the last 50 to 70 years? >> it has been a roller-coaster in many ways. the united states supported britain. things began to go sour during the cold war because india wanted to opt out of the competition. the u.s. wanted to india as an ally. the of things got really bad in the 1970's. but since the reagan administration relations have been on the upswing. they have not been great, but definitely better than they were at the height of the cold war. certainly, during the bush administration they changed dramatically for the better. >> and relations between india and china, what have they been like historically? >> in the 1950's

should the millie's and south asia play a larger role in u.s. national strategy after the collapse of the soviet union that was actually the case? in the final question, what factors other than the lessons of history shaved strategies in this time? in view both start and then will turn to the audience. >> thank you. that is an excellent set of questions put up the question about capability of intentions is important. i should point out that right now britain has the capability of killing 20 million americans anytime they want to the soviet union probably has the capability of killing 40 million americans anytime the one. the u.s. has the capability of eliminating costa rica from the map. the point is we do not worry about those things because there's no intention to do so. it is not the there is not the capability. huge countries, militarily powerful countries, have been next to small military and the present countries for very long times. they could check them out anytime they want to. if we told canada an attack was coming from the north pole,

some debt -- sub-sahara africa, it is also south asia. half the children in india do not get enough food. people in and -- in this country tend to see india and china as a new emerging powers. you get out of the cities, and you see there is poverty there. one of the things i would urge, since you're from the state department, one of the challenges we always have is there is an understandable drive for donors to do things by laterally. one of the issues i know talking to the u.s. government, if you want to be more effective, if we can try to have multi-lateral improvement, we can do it with other players, we avoid this problem -- the donors get overwhelmed in the process. there is a quick question on the oil and food. oil prices went up, food prices went up. oil prices came down. food prices were stickier. oil prices have -- have started to come back up. i think you'll start to see the fuel-food interconnection remain quite close. then there was the question of does this threaten russia and the u.s.? if i were in russia, and i were looking

i do want to remind everyone that there is a hearing that is about to start on south asia, and i recognizehe gentleman from texas for five minutes -- i recognize the gentleman from texas -- the gentlewoman from texas. >> this is a very important hearing, and i want to thank the other witnesses in their absence and those who were able to stay. president obama took a constructive step of allowing cuban-americans to visit family in cuba as often as they pleased. i think it was a magnificent step, and i think it is a policy change that is productive. i want to start my remarks to say that i was engaged because of my involvement with the ilion gonzales issue -- the involvement with the little boy. it is important to be able to see and to interact with their families. i believe that my colleagues articulated the tribulations and challenges of african-americans in this country. as i understand, there is legislation that i have co- sponsored it and support -- i think it is an important policy change. -- that i have co-sponsored and support. individuals you wish to engage in promoting -- who wish t

asia for a week. i was having lunch with the president of south korea. i was interested in the education policy that they have grown enormously over the last 40 years. i asked about the biggest challenges in the educational policy. he said the biggest challenge is that the parents are too demanding. he said that even if someone is dirt-poor, they are insisting that their kids are getting the best education. he said he has had to import thousands of foreign teachers because they are all insisting that korean children have to learn english in elementary school. that was the biggest education challenge he had. it was an insistence and demand from parents for excellence in the schools. the same thing was true when i went to china. i was talking to the mayor of shanghai. i asked about how he was recruiting teachers. the have 25 million people in this one city. he said they did not have problems recruiting teachers because teaching is so revered. the pay scales for teachers are comparable to doctors and other professionals. that gives you a sense of what is ha

and china, there are still things going around india saying china will play a major role in south asia. [inaudible] how can turn a place such a role when millions of people are under communist rule and they have no respect for any human beings over there were supporting him and around the globe? they're calling the time has come for the u.s. to support a major security council seat for india. >> to get to the first part of your question on india and china as a two rising powers, there are very important on the rise in global scene. china, as we have said, there are issues of concern that we have with the chinese and we have raised them. all levels of air action and hopefully china will move in the direction that we would like to see it go. it is an important nation. india and china, they're going to be countries that we deal very closely with in the coming years. i do not know what more to say about it. they are key. our relationships with both are growing. do we have concerns? yes. they both have concerns with us. it is why we need to work closely and have intensive dialogue with both

day, the spouses john brown, all over the world, people i've known from south america, south africa, europe and asia, love john brown. that there is a strange continuity that continues with the u.s. -- >> thank you. i appreciate those remarks. it is not really germane to the trial. so i think that we will consider your remarks. yes, sir? >> as i listened to talk about this trial, i am thinking of the trial of the german resistance to the nokia regime -- nokia regime. again, they were charged with treason to the nokia regime, tried by the knotty party judg judges. how is the john brown trial for treason for judge and jury and slaveholders any different? >> well, that is an argument that you made a good argument there, and certainly there is a good body of opinion that would agree with you. on the other hand, there are people who do not look so favorably on john brown's. john brown is a controversial figure in american history. i think he will probably always be a controversial figure in american history. and we have to recognize that out of the controversy arise different opinions but i have expresse

this day despises john brown-- all over the world people are coming from south america, south africa, europe and asia who love john brown, that there is a strange continuity that continues with the u.s-- >> i appreciate those remarks and they are not really germane to the trial so i think we will consider your remarks. yes, sir. >> as they listen to talk about the trial i am thinking of that trial to the nazi regime, the defendants and also the so-called red orchestra and again they were charged with treason and in this case did not receive a trialed for nazi court presided over by nazi judges defended by members of the nazi party such as it was. how is the john brown's trial for treason for judges and juries label any difference in your estimation? >> that is an argument. you have made a good argument there and certainly there is a good body of opinion that would agree with you. on the other hand there are people who do not look so favorably on john brown. john brown is a controversial figure in american history. i think he will probably always be a controversial figure in american history and we ha

asia. before taking off from south korea, mr. obama visited u.s. troops stationed at the air base in south korea. and he thanked them for their service. >> we honor you for your sacrifices. and just as you've fulfilled your responsibilities to your nation, your nation will fulfill its responsibilities to you. so as commander in chief, here's the commitment i make. we'll make sure you can meet the missions we ask you to go on. that's why we're increasing the defense budget, to keep you the best trained, best led, best equipped military in the world. >> president obama also announced plans to send an envoy to north korea next month to help prod that country back to six-party talks on nuclear disarmament. >>> so how would you like to be able to drive your car using your iphone as a remote control? engineers in austin did it using a rigged car and an experimental a prk p that uses the iphone's internal sensor. so to steer you just turn the iphone and you get a bunch of people to ride on the car. touch screen sliders control the gas and brake. >> when w

asia today. right now he's in south korea, but before that he spent a couple of days in china. according to conan o'brien, things seemed to go well there. >> this is a big deal, though. chinese president hu jintao had dinner with president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton. yeah. experts say that the relations between the two remain icy, but that obama and jintao get along great. so we're in good shape. >> last night conan welcomed rapper 50 cent to the tonight show. >>> you won't be allowed to declaw your cats in l.a. or beverly hills anymore. it is medically necessary. a vet association says declawing should be up to the cat's owners in consultation with their vets. san francisco and santa monica have also outlawed declawing cats. >>> it's considered very painful for the cats and it's like -- i've been told it's like removing the top of your finger down to your first little joint. >> when i adopted my second kitty, they made me promise not to declaw her as part of the adoption. they wouldn't -- >> she was a rescue kitty? >> yeah. >> she's tearing up my furniture, t

asia. the first was in singapore, which is a comprehensive trade and investment agreement. of course, thereafter, we have now signed an agreement with south korea. we are negotiating one with japan. we participate in the east asia summit. clearly, our preference is for the format proposed by japan, including india, australia, and new zealand. of course, we see all of these different efforts as building blocks to the emergence of an asian community in future. if you look at each of these processes, they sometimes proceed in parallel. if you were to draw parallels, you would see their work. at which these concentric circles would overlap. at some level, i would say that all of them can be helpful in terms of creating a much broader area for economic cooperation and investment in the asian continent. >> what did i hear? >> i am the publisher of "the american spectator." could you comment on in the's economic relations with china and particularly comment on how you see that relationship progressing over the next couple of decades, particularly in relation to china's attempts to control more and more national resources and resources in india a

asia right now. for the first time in seven years, north and south korea clashed near their disputed western seaboard. south korea saying it fired at a north korean ship across the border and ignored warnings today. the north korean ship fired back, but south korea says it retreat when's he got damaged. a white house official says this could be an accident that just got out of control. >>> so the man accused of trying to blackmail david letterman is expected to ask a judge to drop the case today. a lawyer for cbs news producer be rot haldeman plans to challenge the evidence. the case said haldeman had him admit on his show that he had sex with women who worked for him. >>> if you see one of the hot new toys for christmas, grab it, says jen westhoven. toy shortages are starting early this year. go out and get them, hey, money expert. >> hey. we have been talking about this is the kind of year where you decide to wait until the very end, you could be risking your stuff will be gone. retailers are worried maybe people aren't going to be spending as much this holiday season. look, they're not in great sh

asia to help the u.s. get afghanistan under control. he talked about it during a visit with troops in seoul, south korea. the president said leaders are already stepping up to the plate. >> we also discussed the importance of promoting security and stability in afghanistan and pakistan. and i welcome president lee's decision to establish a provincial reconstruction team in afghanistan. this important contribution will help support the strengthening of afghan capacity, which is essential to achieving our goals in afghanistan. >> the president is still deciding whether to send up to 40,000 more u.s. troops to afghanistan. >>> hundreds of families can now visit their loved one withes' graves for the first time in months at a cemetery that was shut down because of a scandal. the burr oaks cemetery in chicago reopens today. you may remember this story, the cemetery where workers are accused of digging up graves to resell the plots. visitors for now need a ticket to get in and it shows where their loved one wi ed ones are >>> senate democrats have rolled out their new health care reform plan. they say it will