NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to Ind
ia Richard Verma said on Wednesday that America’s security relationship with India was far broader than Pakistan. Addressing a news conference in Kolkata city, Verma said the security relationship with Pakistan was more complex. “Our security relationship with Pakistan is one that’s complex. It’s focused on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism. But our security relationship with India is far different, far broader,
”; said Verma. When asked about the future of US-India ties under Donald Trump, the envoy said, “US-India relationship is on an upward trajecto
ry like this, going up and I believe it will continue. I say that
for a few reasons, one the gains that we have seen in relationship in many years, republican administration
s, democratic administrations. I would argue that US-India relationship is a non-partisan issue at this point in our political system.
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