Mansoor Ijaz will visit India with a group of Indo-Pakistani business executives . Obama says trip offers opportunity for a grand bargain with China . By striking a deal on economic , military , security issues , the one nations would benefit , he says . Obama could then offer U.S. support for India 's permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council if India demonstrated it was ready to play a major regional role as economic big brother to lesser economies , starting with a trade pact for Pakistan . Ijaz : Progress on peace in the region and in the fight against terrorism could result .
Mansoor Ijaz will visit India with a group of Indo-Pakistani business executives . Obama says trip offers opportunity for a grand bargain with China . By striking a deal on economic , military , security issues , the one nations would benefit , he says . Ijaz : Progress on peace in the region and in the fight against terrorism could result .