United States Secretary Mike Pompeo met Indian Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, affirming that the America stands with the people and government of India in its bid for combating terrorist groups, the US department of States said in statement on Monday.
“Secretary Pompeo and Foreign Secretary Gokhale discussed the importance of bringing those responsible for the attack to justice and the urgency of Pakistan taking meaningful action against terrorist groups operating on its soil,” the statement read. “They noted the strength of our partnership and discussed ways to further enhance cooperation, including on counterterrorism.”
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They also discussed the two countries’ complementary visions for the Indo-Pacific, US-India defense cooperation, and the growing US-India economic partnership, including joint efforts to expand bilateral trade in a balanced and reciprocal manner, the statement further read.
This comes as tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after Indian jets bombed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest training camp near Balakot deep inside Pakistan on February 26.
The Indian strike on the JeM camp is said to be a respond to the February 14 attack that killed some 40 Indian Paramilitary forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, which later the banned organization claimed responsibility for.
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