Modi-Trump meet: India, US name Pakistan, demand action on 26/11, Pathankot

Modi-Trump meet: India, US name Pakistan, demand action on 26/11, Pathankot [Joint statement issued after visit vows action against Pak-based LeT, JeM and D-Company ]

Current Affairs: India and the US today vowed to strengthen cooperation against terror outfits like Jaish-e- Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba and D-Company, while urging Pakistan to ensure that its soil is not used for terror strikes against other nations.

In a joint statement released after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump, the two nations also called on Islamabad to "expeditiously bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai, Pathankot, and other cross-border terrorist attacks perpetrated by Pakistan- based groups."

Briefing reporters on the meeting, Foreign Secretary, S Jaishankar said counter-terrorism was a major issue that was discussed between Trump and Modi Trump Meetduring the day.

ALSO READ: In meet with Trump, Modi vows to destroy terror hideouts, tackle extremism On the reference to Pakistan, he said the joint statement could not have been more explicit on the issue of cross border-terrorism being perpetrated by terror groups from the neighbouring country's soil.

"There was a broad and extensive discussion on Pakistan. On certain issues it was very detailed," he said, adding that there was a converging viewpoint of what is the problem and diagnose the problem. Read Full Story >>>