New Delhi-US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday Pakistan had made progress in the fight against extremism in recent months, but urged Islamabad to push harder against militants hiding within its borders. We are working on it. “I think the United States government is viewing this very much all in the same light”, Dawn online quoted Kirby as saying.
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“Secretary Kerry also shared USA perspective on developments in the region and beyond with prime minister”, it said.
Kerry said the USA government had “had conversations with all members of the region frankly about efforts they need to take against terrorism which comes out of their country”, adding that he had personally raised the issue with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
“In fairness Pakistan has suffered greatly from this terrorism in their own country. We have till now received more than 100 calls of traffic jams and waterlogging”, an official of the traffic helpline said. He further said, both countries are the two largest democracies in the world bound with common values of tolerance, equality, respect for religious pluralism and peace.
When asked about India’s concern over expansionist China, Kerry said: “When India and China bump up against each other we feel the vibrations”.
Expressing happiness that Swaraj spoke “bluntly” on the question of terrorism, Verma said this is a subject that India needs to discuss with the United States frankly and seek US intervention in leveraging and pressuring Pakistan to stop its support to terrorism. At a time when countries seek to address issues through use of force, US-India have upheld the rule-based worldwide order.
USA diplomat reiterates rhetoric during visit to India to bolster ties.
“It looks like the rains this time have warmly welcomed you”, Modi said as he greeted Kerry and the US delegation on Wednesday for talks. This is perhaps in Indian DNA. Other topics include military cooperation, plans for a cyber-security framework to protect against global cyber threats, and responding to climate change.
Ahead of the US-India-Afghanistan trilateral talks scheduled at the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in September, Washington said it wanted New Delhi to continue its constructive role in Afghanistan.
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“We achieved in three years in the war on terror, what the no one in world could”, he said, noting that Pakistan imposed restrictions on Hafiz Saeed and Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi.
