India pushes back against U.S. general's pak description
New Delhi, June 13 -- India on Thursday pushed back against a senior US general's characterisation of Pakistan as a "phenomenal partner" in counter-terrorism by pointing to the Pakistani military's long-standing support for cross-border terrorism and the presence of terrorist leaders and groups in the neighbouring country.
The US Central Command chief, General Michael Kurilla, said during a hearing by the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the US needs to have a relationship with both India and Pakistan because of the Pakistani military's role in countering threats from the Islamic State-Khorasan Province or ISIS-Khorasan.
When external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about Kurilla's remarks at a weekly m...
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