Kerry said Pakistan has fastened the process in the recent months. He said, “The battle to counter terrorists and extremists can not be won by one nation.
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Secretary Kerry also shared USA perspective on developments in the region and beyond with the Prime Minister”, the statement said. “The common philosophies of India and United States are responsible for our ties”, Kerry said, according to The Indian Express.
NCP leader Majeed Memon told ANI that it was good for India that US has openly acknowledged truth with regards to complexity of Pakistan in the act of terror.
In her remarks, Swaraj said: “We reaffirmed the urgent necessity for Pakistan to dismantle safe havens for terrorists and criminal networks, including Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and D Company”.
“Even though we are witnessing impressive gains in India’s economic growth, there is still a real question as to whether we are doing so quickly enough”, he was quoted by media.
The Pakistan Army has launched military operations in the troubled North Waziristan region, which is said to be the base of the Haqqani group.
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.
The joint statement said, “The two sides resolved to build on the 2015 Joint Declaration on Combating Terrorism by expanding their practical cooperation to increase capacity”. “We also agreed that countries must not categorise terrorists as good or bad”.
He also mentioned the military logistic sharing agreement signed by India and United States on Monday.
On Monday, john Kerry arrives after ending his first visit to Bangladesh where he would talk with top Bangladeshi leadership on key issues like security and terrorism among a series of wicked attacks on minorities in the Muslim-majority nation. Joining Kerry is the US trade secretary, who is hoping to increase bilateral trade.
“And he talked about the constructive role that India has played inside Afghanistan and wanting to see that – see that role continue”.
Also, there is also no information available yet on what would be his engagements in the next two days.
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This was the second change in plans of the US Secretary of State as earlier his visit to three religious sites in Delhi was cancelled due to heavy rains.
