New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued where he left off with the previous administration on his fifth visit to the US, and the first after Donald Trump’s election as President. Modi came to Washington with a shopping list for armaments, a request that Trump continue the H-1B visa programme, and seeking common cause with the world’s most powerful democracy in India’s fight against terror. Modi said his policies and Trump’s “Make America Great Again” plan would “add new dimensions to our cooperation.”ALSO READ: Why India-US relations may survive Donald TrumpInterestingly, both countries identified China as a common challenge in the joint statement. “The leaders called on Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used to launch terrorist attacks on other countries. Harsh Pant, professor of international relations at London’s King’s College, said that “Pakistan had been pushed to the background”.

Source: Mint June 27, 2017 17:26 UTC