Strategic and Commercial Dialogue here. “But the key is to have tolerance to work through issues”. “Pakistan as a country is not isolated, but encouraged as a friend to chalk a road map of its own choices in tacking the challenge of terrorism”, he added. They must work with us to help clear sanctuary of bad actors, ” said Mr Kerry.
Advertisement
“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”.
“Secretary Kerry and I also agreed that Pakistan should act soon to bring to justice the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai and 2016 Pathankot attacks in India”, she said.
“We have taken some steps to strengthen our cooperation in the area of counter-terrorism as envisaged in the joint declaration issued during the last meeting of this mechanism”.
Kerry said he was hopeful about moving ahead on a deal to provide nuclear energy assistance to India, as the two nations seek to meet an ambitious goal of boosting annual trade fivefold to around $500 billion.
“Let me be clear…”
“Secretary Kerry also shared USA perspective on developments in the region and beyond with Prime Minister”, it said.
Entrepreneurs need the freedom to pursue new ideas “without a lot of red tape”, Kerry said in a speech at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
Also, the two countries made a decision to set up a trilateral dialogue on Afghanistan – another irksome development for Pakistan – as they stepped up their counter-terrorism cooperation by expanding intelligence-sharing about known or suspected extremists and terrorist threats. “Terror and talks can not go hand-in- hand”.
Kerry also indicated that terror attacks on Afghan territory from across the border might figure in the trilateral meeting.
India has historically relied heavily on Russian Federation for arms imports, but has now turned to the United States as it undergoes a lucrative and major modernisation of its ageing military. The US State department had earlier said that it supported “the right to freedom of expression and assembly, including through civil society”. In addition to cooperation on the counterterrorism front, Kerry said that India is an “established power now” and the US’s biggest trade market.
On Monday, India and the United States signed a defense agreement that will increase the military cooperation between two of the world’s largest democracies.
She announced that next year’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit would be held in India and it would be co-hosted by the U.S.
Advertisement
India also raised the issue of hike in fees of the H-1B and L-1 visas. “It is in this context, we look forward to continue working closely with the U.S.to secure our membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)”.
