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Pompeo Visit: India, US Great Democracies, Global Powers And Good Friends, Says US Secy

US Secy of State Mike Pompeo's visit marks the third visit to India by a Secretary of State during the Trump Administration. Follow our live blog for all updates.

Updated: June 26, 2019 9:16 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Ashna Kumar

Pompeo Visit: India, US Great Democracies, Global Powers And Good Friends, Says US Secy

New Delhi: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to India is aimed at deepening strategic relationship with the largest democratic country of the world, the US said on Tuesday.

Noting that the United States and India are natural strategic partners, a State Department Fact Sheet said that President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are firmly committed to accelerating the upward trajectory of this partnership.

“Prime Minister Modi’s sweeping mandate in the recent elections creates a unique opportunity to realize this vision,” it said hours after Pompeo landed in New Delhi on a three-day visit.

The United States and India are moving quickly to achieve their shared vision for a free, open, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region by expanding cooperation in areas such as energy, aviation, and space, it added.

Pompeo’s visit marks the third visit to India by a Secretary of State during the Trump Administration.

After his India visit from June 25-27, Pompeo will travel to Japan to attend the G-20 Summit with Trump.

Modi would also be attending the summit of leaders from top 20 economies of the world. The two leaders are scheduled to meet on the sidelines of the summit.

Trump and Modi would be joined by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for their second trilateral summit.

“We have elevated the level of strategic interaction between our two countries, most notably through the annual 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue that pairs the Secretaries of State and Defense with their Indian counterparts,” the State
Department said.

The first 2+2 was held in September 2018 and culminated in the announcement of a new tri-service exercise and the signing of a secure communications agreement that will enable India to operationalise its status as a Major
Defense Partner. The next 2+2 is likely to be held in Washington later this year.

The United States granted India Strategic Trade Authorization tier 1 status last year, allowing India to enjoy the same license-free access to certain defense articles as NATO allies Japan, South Korea, and Australia.

This status also creates greater supply chain efficiency and supports US industry and investment, it said.

“The reinvigorated quadrilateral dialogue between the United States, India, Japan, and Australia has met four times since President Trump took office to discuss ways to strengthen a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific in which all nations are sovereign, strong, and prosperous,” the State Department said.

Asserting that the support for US-India ties transcends political parties and presidential administrations, the State Department said as the world’s oldest and largest democracies, the United States and India share deep respect for one another’s values and traditions.

“Our people and cultures are profoundly intertwined,” it said.

Live Updates

  • Jun 26, 2019 7:46 PM IST
    US Secy of State in India LIVE UPDATES: Mike Pompeo said, “In recent years China has sought dominance in the South-China sea, can America & India strategize more comprehensively on how to safeguard free and open seaways, all throughout the world.”

    India is the birth place of four major world religions. Let’s stand up together in defence of religious freedom for all, let us speak out in favour of those rights, for whenever we do compromise those rights, the world is worse off,” he added.
  • Jun 26, 2019 7:45 PM IST

    US Secy of State in India LIVE UPDATES: Mike Pompeo said, “Today, 60% of global maritime trade transits through Indo-Pacific, in past weeks Islamic Republic of Iran has attacked tankers from Japan, Norway, Saudi Arabia, & United Arab Emirates.”

  • Jun 26, 2019 7:45 PM IST

    US Secy of State in India LIVE UPDATES: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, “Right now, we have two leaders in President Trump and PM Modi, who are not afraid to take risks where its appropriate. Let’s see each other with new eyes and embrace the age of ambition.”

  • Jun 26, 2019 7:44 PM IST

    US Secy of State in India LIVE UPDATES: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, “Just a few weeks ago, PM Narendra Modi called for all nations to fight terrorism. We are pleased to see United Nations Sanctions Committee designating Masood Azhar, last month.”

  • Jun 26, 2019 7:44 PM IST

    US Secy of State in India LIVE UPDATES: Mike Pompeo in Delhi: India & US should see the world as it is and see each other for what we are- great democracies, global powers and good friends.

  • Jun 26, 2019 7:42 PM IST

    US Secy of State in India LIVE UPDATES: Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on 28 June.

  • Jun 26, 2019 4:05 PM IST

  • Jun 26, 2019 4:04 PM IST

    US Secy of State in India LIVE UPDATES Calling Iran the world’s largest state sponsor of terror, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, “Indian people have suffered from terror around the world. We have a shared understanding of threat & a common purpose to ensure that we can keep the energy at right prices & deter this threat.

  • Jun 26, 2019 3:58 PM IST
    US Secy of State in India LIVE UPDATES:I’ve never found a partner ally no matter how close, where we didn’t have places where we’ve to work through things.We’ve endeavoured to make sure that our countries can provide security for itself,want India to be able to do that too,” US Secy of State on ‘trade disputes & S-400’.
    “I see the two issues as real opportunities, I know that we can work together and provide a foundation for the relationship,” he added.
  • Jun 26, 2019 3:45 PM IST

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