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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans Saturday to honour the victims of last years attacks in Mumbai when she begins a visit to India aimed at deepening ties with an emerging global player.But Clinton, on her maiden visit here as chief US diplomat, sought to allay fears that President Barack Obamas administration was pressuring India into seeking peace with Pakistan, which has been linked to the attacks.A peace deal would allow Pakistan to turn its attention away from India, with which it has fought three wars, and focus entirely on beating an Islamist insurgency along the border with Afghanistan, a US priority.Clinton said it was wrong for Indians to fear that Washington was pressuring their government into resuming peace talks with Pakistan after an Indian journalist said such an impression existed.
