‘Share Trump govt’s anti-terror resolve’
WASHINGTON: India shares the Trump administration’s “determination to defeat this scourge” of terrorism, PM Narendra Modi has written in an opinion piece ahead of his highly awaited meeting with the American president, adding there was “growing convergence” in the relation between the two countries.
“Both India and the US have an overriding interest in securing our societies, and the world, from the forces of terrorism, radical ideologies and non-traditional security threats. India has four decades’ experience in fighting terrorism, and we share the US administration’s determination to defeat this scourge,” Modi wrote in an opinion piece in The Wall Street Journal.
The two leaders are expected to announce new initiatives in counter-terrorism, as has been indicated by the White House .
Referring to his joint address to US congress in 2016, Modi wrote, he had spoken then about how India and the US had overcome the “hesitations of history”, to commit themselves to the ties.
“A year later, I return to the US confident in the growing convergence between our two nations.”
There is a new administration in the US since Modi was last year, which has signalled its commitment to build on the growing momentum in the relationship and the two sides have indicated a resolve to work out and around differences such as climate change and H-1B visas.
His confidence in “growing convergence”, the PM wrote, stemmed from “the strength of our shared values and the stability of our systems. Our people and institutions have steadfastly viewed democratic change as an instrument for renewal .” And, the two countries share a “vision of joint success and progress guides our partnership”.