US, India to bolster ties as worries over minority rights emerge


The US and Indian governments will be holding bilateral talks as criticism continues over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nationalist agenda. – EPA file pic, December 18, 2019.

THE United States and India meet today in their latest bid to ramp up defence and political ties, but concerns over minority rights in the south Asian giant could mar the celebratory mood.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper will hold a day of talks in Washington with their counterparts from India, one of only three countries to enjoy annual so-called “2+2” talks with the United States – a format meant to encourage deep, strategic relations.


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