Earlier in the day, addressing an interaction programme at IIT Delhi, Kerry said that terror groups and extremism can not be fought by one nation and all countries have to confront the menace together.
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“We must strike at the root causes of violent extremism and we have to work hard to understand the different variations of causes”. I have been working on this issue very hard. “Through Kerry, I would like to request the U.S. Government to be careful while helping Pakistan so that it does not fall into bad hands”, Tyagi told ANI.
The visiting Secretary of State further said that the U.S. is making all efforts to push Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif to take action against terror groups.
Kerry said the United States 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.
Asserting that India and the US are engaging on a number of levels, Kohli said Tuesday’s joint statement press conference by Kerry and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj also focussed on Pakistan’s role.
Sushma Swaraj said that she briefed Kerry on the continuing problem of cross-border terrorism that India and the larger region faces from Pakistan.
Kerry, who was to leave on Wednesday, has postponed his departure, state department deputy spokesman Mark Toner said.
Afghanistan would also be discussed, the official said, amid closer ties between India and Afghanistan, which is likely to aggravate fears in Pakistan of being wedged between two hostile neighbours.
India accuses Pakistan of responsibility for both attacks. Terrorist groups are great threat to neighbouring countries and Pakistan can not alone deal with this war, he added.
The Secretary of State said leading nations can no longer ignore threats beyond its borders.
At the August 30 meeting, Swaraj also thanked the US for its continued support for India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group and a permanent seat in the UN Security Council.
As part of the annual strategic dialogue, United States and India pledged on Tuesday to deepen security and commercial ties. “We resolved to continue our cooperation on counter-terrorism”.
She said both sides reaffirmed the urgent necessity for Pakistan to dismantle “safe havens for terrorists and criminal networks, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and D Company”, the latter being India’s reference to Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim who Delhi says is being sheltered by Pakistan.
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This was the second change in plans of the Kerry as his visit to three religious sites in Delhi was cancelled due to heavy rains earlier today.
