{"id":310913,"date":"2019-03-30T05:34:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T05:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=310913"},"modified":"2019-03-30T05:34:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T05:34:51","slug":"india-us-seek-meaningful-verifiable-action-from-pakistan-on-terror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/india-us-seek-meaningful-verifiable-action-from-pakistan-on-terror\/","title":{"rendered":"India, US seek meaningful, verifiable action from Pakistan on terror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-310914 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IndiaUS-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/IndiaUS-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/IndiaUS-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/IndiaUS-696x510.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/IndiaUS-573x420.jpg 573w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/03\/IndiaUS.jpg 737w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">India and the United States (US) on Friday underlined the need for Pakistan to take meaningful, irreversible and verifiable action against terrorists and terror groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The two nations exchanged views on threats posed by international terrorist organizations as well as ongoing concerns over cross-border terrorism in the South Asia region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The US delegation was led by State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Nathan Sales while the Indian side was headed by Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Mahaveer Singhvi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The two sides discussed counter-terrorism cooperation between them and resolved to continue close coordination on this important element of the bilateral relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ambassador Sales emphasized U S support for the people and government of India in the fight against terrorism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThere was a discussion of strengthening cooperation on information sharing and other steps to disrupt the ability of terrorists to travel, consistent with the important provisions and obligations outlined in United Nations Security Council Resolution 2396,\u201d Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Indian and US officials also highlighted their efforts on some of the world&#8217;s most pressing counter-terrorism challenges, including countering the financing and operations of terrorist organisations, terrorists&#8217; use of the internet, and prosecuting, rehabilitating, and reintegrating returning foreign terrorist fighters, the statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe US welcomed India&#8217;s participation in international efforts to counter terrorism finance,\u201d the statement added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The two sides also shared information about their priorities and procedures for pursuing sanctions designations against terrorist groups and individuals, it said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India and the United States (US) on Friday underlined the need for Pakistan to take meaningful, irreversible and verifiable action against terrorists and terror groups. The two nations exchanged views on threats posed by international terrorist organizations as well as ongoing concerns over cross-border terrorism in the South Asia region. 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