Amidst renewed tensions between India and the US over the alleged targeting by India of Sikh separatists, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan talked over the telephone with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval with whom he discussed regional security developments, bilateral issues including defense cooperation.
In their chat, further efforts needed for stabilizing not just the region of the Indo-Pacific, but internationally were discussed in a statement issued by White House for Wednesday.
"They welcomed progress in the bilateral partnership, through the upcoming Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) Intersessional and Indian Ocean Dialogue, among others," it added. "They discussed further opportunities for closer cooperation on key domains including clean energy supply chains and defense cooperation."
The two leaders talked to each other on phone yesterday.
The White House said opportunities for closer collaboration were discussed on key domains including clean energy supply chains and defence cooperation. The US had said early this week that it was concerned with the allegations Canada made against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
That the allegations are concerning and continue to consult with the Canadian government regarding those allegations is what State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has to say as he faced the press corps on Thursday.
According to a report from the Washington Post which Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Canada David Morrison "confirmed" had said Shah was the person who is behind the campaign targeting Khalistani separatists in Canada.
In response to a question, Morrison said he confirmed Shah's name to The Washington Post.
The journalist called me and asked if it was that person, I confirmed it was that person, he said.
The United States also said that it welcomes any reduction in tension along the India-China border and noted that it has been briefed by New Delhi on this.
We're following developments between India and China. We know both have taken preliminary steps to pull back their troops from friction points along the Line of Actual Control," Miller said, welcoming "any reduction in tensions on the border.".
Responding to a question, Miller said that the US has played no role in this. We have talked to our Indian partners and been briefed on it, but we did not play any role in this resolution, Miller said.
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