“President Trump received a call today from Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India on the occasion of the New Year,” said the White House readout of the call. They appreciated developments such as the launch of the new 2+2 Dialogue mechanism and the first-ever Trilateral Summit of India, the US and Japan. They agreed to continue to work together for further strengthening India-U.S. bilateral relations in 2019.”The Indian statement did not mention Afghanistan directly. Unidentified officials were reported widely in US media as suggesting President Trump had decided to reduce US troops stationed in Afghanistan by half. He appeared to have been suggesting that India should contribute troops to the war effort..

Source: Hindustan Times January 08, 2019 06:11 UTC