"Quite frankly, my view, and I expressed this to the leadership of Pakistan, is we also are concerned about the stability and security of Pakistan's government, as well as these terrorist organisations have enlarged their numbers, enlarged their strength and their capability," Tillerson said. This is seen as a message to Beijing which continues to boost its naval capabilities in the disputed South China Sea. Paying rich tributes to India's commitment to a global rules based order, for which Swaraj thanked him Wednesday, Tillerson had accused China of "at times'' undermining the same order and international norms in South China Sea.Tillerson reiterated that the US supported India's emergence as a leading power. After Tillerson's meeting with Modi, the government said in a statement that Modi shared the resolve expressed by Tillerson on taking further steps in the direction of accelerating and strengthening the content, pace and scope of the bilateral engagement. "They affirmed that a strengthened India-US partnership is not just of mutual benefit to both countries, but has significant positive impact on the prospects for regional and global stability and prosperity,'' it said.

Source: Times of India October 25, 2017 19:54 UTC