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An ancient statue of Karttikeya, the Hindu god of war and victory, stands in the lobby of Hyderabad House, where U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon in New Delhi, Sept. 17, 2013.

An ancient statue of Karttikeya, the Hindu god of war and victory, stands in the lobby of Hyderabad House, where U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon in New Delhi, Sept. 17, 2013.

An ancient statue of Karttikeya, the Hindu god of war and victory, stands in the lobby of Hyderabad House, where U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon in New Delhi, Sept. 17, 2013.

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