US special envoy Richard Holbrooke to visit India

US special envoy Richard Holbrooke is expected to undertake a visit to India in the near future, providing the latter the first opportunity to share with the Obama administration evidence regarding Mumbai attacks.

Holbrooke, who has been appointed as envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan by President Barack Obama, will be travelling to these countries, sources said.

Dates for the visit, which will mark the Obama administration's first contact with India, are not known yet but it is expected in the near future. MORE...