Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump at the joint press statement at White House, Washington DC, on Monday (local time). PTIIN 1,499 words, the Modi-Trump joint statement is shorter, sharper and more focussed, unlike the India-US joint statements issued in the last three years with the Obama administration (3,752 words in 2016, 5,688 words in 2015, 3,446 words in 2014). “There is no ambiguity in this joint statement, it is a sharp and direct document, shorn of too much fat and flab. Here is a breakdown of the joint statement, and a comparison with the past statements:On Pakistan and terrorJune 2017Titled “Shoulder-to-Shoulder Against Terrorism”, this paragraph makes an explicit reference to “cross-border terrorism” in a joint statement for the first time. China and Asia PacificIn 2014, the two sides, for the first (and only) time, named South China Sea in the joint statement.

Source: Indian Express June 27, 2017 21:30 UTC