He added that when countries across the world use force to solve disputes, India and US have together chosen the path of “rule of law” and the norms of the ‘international community.’ The US legislator further said it is important to show respect to global order and lend support to regional stability and prosperity. On the issue of terrorism, he continued to push Pakistan to act against the menace.
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“It’s clear that Pakistan has work to do in order to push harder against its indigenous groups that are engaged in terrorist activities”, US Secretary of State John Kerry said while addressing a gathering of students at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi on Wednesday.
Kerry said Pakistan has fastened the process in the recent months. “We all have to work hard to get rid of this problem of these non-state actor disrupters who are the greatest challenge to all of us in the world today”, he added. I have had many engagements with Nawaz Sharif.
India and the U.S. on Wednesday called upon Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and the 2016 Pathankot airbase attack to justice.
Talking about USA relations with India and Prime Minister Modi, Kerry said, “Wherever I go, I find a robust debate, and an ambitious vision of future”.
This the second change in plans of the US Secretary of State, John Kerry after his visit to 3 religious sites in Delhi was cancelled due to heavy rains.
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“The sides noted the discussions held on the full range of counter terrorism issues during the India-US Counter Terrorism Joint Working Group meeting held in July 2016 in Washington, DC, welcoming initiatives to expeditiously exchange terrorist screening information, enhance coordination on proposed United Nations designations of terrorist entities, and expedite mutual legal assistance requests”, the statement said.
