India to get more access to Headley: US

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Friday said India will be given ?more access? to 26/11 terror attacks mastermind David Coleman Headley.

After her meeting with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Napolitano said India will be given more access to Headley, who has already admitted his role in 26/11.

“The US has given India full access to the witness and when the case is over there will probably be more access given,” she said.

She, however, remained tightlipped on Headley?s revelations that he was trained by Pakistan?s ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) for the Mumbai Terror Attacks.

“Well, I would suggest that we are here to talk about the strategic partnership and the United States,” Napolitano said at a joint press conference with Chidambaram.

?The case is going on in Chicago… When the case is on it is not appropriate to comment on what happened there,? she said.

She also remained diplomatic on prosecution of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Haafiz Sayeed in the 26/11.

“Secretary of State (Hillary Clinton) is in Pakistan today and I leave the comments about Pakistan for her. She will make some comment,” Napolitano said.

Speaking about her visit to Mumbai, where she presented a ceremonial wreath at the Police Memorial to commemorate the victims of the 26/11 terrorist attacks on Mumbai, Napolitano said she wanted to learn the details of the attack.

?I went to Mumbai so that I could walk through, learning details about the 26/11 attack,? she said.

She said India-US strategic ties will go stronger in future.

?Fact is that we share and have shared that strategic partnership for many years. That partnership is going to, I think, only intensify in the months and years to come,? she said.

In New Delhi, Secretary Napolitano and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram jointly launched the U.S.-India Homeland Security dialogue?a critical new component of the U.S.?India Strategic Dialogue that will increase communication and information-sharing between the U.S. and India on counterterrorism and other issues that affect our security.

The dialogue also highlighted protecting the global supply chain, combating illicit financing and enhancing cybersecurity.

Napolitano is visiting India from May 24-27, with stops in Mumbai and New Delhi.