India-US friendship flourished into strategic partnership in 2 decades: Mike Pompeo

friendship between India and US has flourished into a strategic partnership in last two deces and two countries w cooperate on many important issues from defence and counter-terrorism to freedom of navigation, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said.

Greeting people of India on eve of country's 73rd Independence Day, Pompeo said shared democratic values of two nations, strong people-to-people ties and commitment to ecomic growth h furr cemented relationship.

"Over past two deces, our friendship has flourished into a strategic partnership and we w cooperate on a range of important issues, from defence and counter-terrorism, to freedom of navigation and cutting-edge science, including in ," Pompeo said in a statement.

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"As I said during my recent visit to India, United States and India are great democracies, global powers, and good friends. I wish people of India a joyful Independence Day," he said.

During his visit to India in June, Pompeo also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who outlined his vision for Indo-US strategic partnership in new tenure of his government.

prime minister expressed his strong commitment to achieve full potential of bilateral relations in tre and ecomy, energy, defence, counter-terrorism and people- to-people contacts.

Pompeo expressed US government's continued interest in building stronger relations with India and working toger to realise shared vision and goals. 

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