INDIA AND U.S. TIES STRENGTHENING AND BOTH THE COUNTRIES COMING CLOSER TO EACH OTHER, As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had a “meeting of minds” between the two countries on the issue of terrorism and to mount international pressure on Islamabad, pointed to the “continuing problem of cross-border terrorism that India and the larger region face from Pakistan” John Kerry , on his part, said, “I made it very clear that United States stands in strong partnership with India against all terrorism, no matter from where it comes from, no matter what form it takes. As I said, there is no good terrorist, bad terrorists. Terrorism is terrorism.”. Secretary Kerry agreed on the need for Pakistan to do more to bring the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai and 2016 Pathankot terrorist attacks to justice quickly.” As Kerry said that United States continues to support all efforts to bring perpetrators of Mumbai and Pathankot attacks to justice… We stand fully behind the Indian demand that there be justice…The two countries also agreed to boost counter-terrorism cooperation by enhancing intelligence sharing, screening of terrorists, exchange of information on known or suspected terrorists.

Manoranjan Kalia M.L.A.

Former Minister , Punjab 

Date 31 st Aug 2016