The two leaders “expressed satisfaction at the progress in India-US strategic partnership in 2018. File Photo: APNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump discussed prospects for increasing cooperation in Afghanistan, the India-US strategic partnership, trade deficit, cooperation in defence, and security issues in a telephonic conversation late Monday, according to statements from the two countries. The two leaders “expressed satisfaction at the progress in India-US strategic partnership in 2018. “The two leaders took positive note of growing bilateral cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism and energy and coordination on regional and global issues. In recent remarks, the US president had seemingly belittled India’s reconstruction efforts stating that a library reportedly built in Afghanistan by India was not being used by anyone.

Source: Mint January 08, 2019 02:37 UTC