BBC

The US defence secretary says al-Qaeda is trying to destabilise South Asia to provoke war between India and Pakistan.

Chances of a nuclear exchange and drawing others into the fray? Condoleeza Rice , back in December, said that terrorists don't like the "good relations between India and Pakistan". The Mumbai attack suggested AQ were to blame, and while Pakistan looks the other way tackling a state-to-state threat, its new Government might just find themselves caught with their pants down?