US has orchestrated back-channel intelligence exchanges between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks, a report says.
The Washington Post on Monday said that CIA's role as a mediator between India and Pakistan was a main factor in Islamabad's decision to accept some responsibility over the attacks and file charges against the perpetrators.
The exchanges, which began days after the deadly assault in late November, gradually helped the two sides overcome mutual suspicions, the report said.
Based on the report, Indian and Pakistani intelligence agencies also separately shared their findings with the CIA.
The intelligence included sophisticated communication intercepts and evidence detailing how the gunmen and their handlers planned their three-day killing spree in the Indian commercial hub, according to the report.
The exchange of information and security arrangements between the three countries is ongoing, but it is unknown whether it will continue after the Mumbai case is settled.
The report comes after Islamabad admitted the attacks were partly planned on its soil and said that suspects it had arrested could be prosecuted in Pakistani courts.
Relations between New Delhi and Islamabad have deteriorated ever since 10 gunmen killed 179 people on November last year in India's financial hub.
New Delhi has blamed banned Pakistan-based militants for the raids alleging that the attackers were 'clients and creations' of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Islamabad, however, has denied any involvement by Pakistani state agencies and says it is building a case against Pakistanis accused of involvement in the raids.
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