Washington:

The US is deepening its relationship with India in a number of key areas, a senior administration official stated Monday.

“India is a rustic through which we’re deepening our relationships inside a lot of keyspaces, particularly because it pertains to deepening our financial ties, deepening our safety cooperation,” State Division Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel instructed reporters at his each day information convention.

“The president had the chance to briefly see Prime Minister Modi within the margins of the G7 a few weeks in the past,” he added.

Patel stated that he imagines there shall be a lot of extra areas the place the 2 nations might proceed to deepen cooperation.

“Nationwide Safety Adviser Sullivan simply had a go to to Delhi a lot of weeks in the past as effectively,” he stated.

Responding to a query on Pakistan, Patel, although he denounced terrorism, stated “in the end, that is between India and Pakistan.” “Broadly, after all, we welcome any nations making extra constructive relations with their neighbours. However because it pertains to this particularly, I simply, I haven’t got something to supply,” he added. 

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