Rubio Warns: India's Red Fort Car Blast Terror Attack Could Ignite Indo-Pak Crisis | APT - video Dailymotion

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US Senator Marco Rubio commented on rising tensions between India and Pakistan following the deadly Delhi car bombing, calling attention to the potential for broader regional conflict. Rubio praised Indian authorities for their measured and professional handling of the investigation while acknowledging the risks the terrorist attack could pose to Indo-Pak relations. #DelhiBlast #DelhiTerrorAttack #US #apt

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00:00Secretary, you met with your Indian counterpart here as well.

00:04India has declared that the explosion in Delhi on Monday was a terrorist incident.

00:08How concerned are you about rising tensions between India and Pakistan,

00:12given the antecedent of the tension in the fight?

00:16Yeah, I mean, we're aware of the potential that that holds.

00:20But I think the Indians need to be commended.

00:22They've been very measured and cautious and very professional

00:25in how they're carrying out this investigation.

00:28That investigation continues.

00:30It clearly was a terrorist attack.

00:31It was a car loaded with highly explosive materials that detonated and killed a lot of people.

00:38But I think they're doing a very good job of carrying out an investigation.

00:42And I think when they have facts, they'll release those facts.

00:44But clearly, I mean, we're aware of the potential that it has.

00:48And so we spoke about that a little bit today,

00:49the potential that it has to become something broader.

00:53But I think we're going to wait to see what their investigation reveals.

00:56We've offered to help, but I think they're very capable in these investigations.

00:58They don't need our help, and they're doing a good job.

01:00And I thought they were very measured and professional in how they've approached it,

01:03as they usually are.

01:04You mentioned China and fentanyl.

01:06This working group that the Treasury Secretary has talked about setting up,

01:11measuring China's progress on cracking down on fentanyl flows,

01:14is there a timeline for when that will be established?

01:16Do you have?

01:17I don't know. You'll have to ask, since it's part of the trade agreement,

01:21it will largely involve Treasury and probably elements of law enforcement as well.

01:25But the FBI director traveled to China a few days ago, had very positive meetings.

01:30And from everything we've seen and heard so far,

01:32it appears the Chinese have a real interest in scheduling these substances.

01:36These precursor chemicals have legitimate uses,

01:39but when you combine them all together, they create fentanyl, which is not legitimate.

01:42And so everything we've seen from them is that they're serious about doing it.

01:45And in return, you know, the president cut in half the fentanyl tariffs.

01:49So we expect both sides to comply with their end of the bargain.

01:52And so far, everything we've seen indicates that they intend to.

01:55On the Middle East, can you talk about the international stabilization force?

01:58Is there any further progress on the...

01:59We have a new draft, I think, that's being worked on now.

02:02We feel optimistic that it's going to happen.

02:04It needs to be done the right way.

02:06And obviously, there's a lot of different countries.

02:07You have to balance their interests here and how that's structured,

02:10beyond just the security force.

02:12So I think we're making good progress on the language of the resolution.

02:15And hopefully, we'll have action on it very soon.

02:17We don't want to lose momentum on this.

02:18What should its role be?

02:20Do you foresee it potentially a fighting force,

02:22that it may have to be involved in raids against, you know, Hamas remnants or militants?

02:28Well, it shouldn't be a fighting force.

02:29I mean, it shouldn't have to be because the agreement that was signed

02:33and that all parties agreed to calls for the demilitarization of Hamas.

02:36But I think the question is, who's going to be standing on that line and beyond it to provide security?

02:41Because you're going to need security.

02:42If you want to really flood Gaza, particularly in that red area that's not in Israeli control,

02:47if you really want to see a huge uptick, not just in humanitarian assistance, but redevelopment,

02:52you're going to need to have security.

02:53And that can't be Hamas.

02:54So there'll have to be a force that provides just basic everyday security.

02:58That's as much as anything else with the stabilization force's role is to stabilize.

03:02As far as demilitarization is concerned, that's a commitment Hamas made.

03:06That's a commitment all of our partners on this deal made.

03:08And we expect those countries, and they are, will at the appropriate time, including now,

03:14bring about pressure on Hamas to live up to that commitment.

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