NATO chief seeks broader ties with China, India, Russia: "The head of NATO said Sunday its troubles in Afghanistan showed it was vital to boost ties with nations like China, India and Pakistan and transform the alliance into a global security hub.
Drawing from flaws exposed in Afghanistan, where NATO is struggling to hold off a Taliban and Al-Qaeda insurgency, Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the military alliance should become a forum for consultation on major hot spots.
'This is a key lesson we are learning in Afghanistan today ... we need an entirely new compact between all the actors on the security stage,' he said at a major security conference in Munich, southern Germany."
