New Delhi: Vowing to take the Indo-US relationship to a new level, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said, in the presence of visiting US President Barack Obama, that the two had decided to establish a “hotline” between them and also between the Indian and American NSAs.
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The issue of terrorism in South Asia and cooperation between the two countries in East Asia figured prominently in the joint statement issued by the two countries.
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“We have decided to give this critical partnership a new thrust and sustained attention. For this, we agreed that India and the United States must have regular summits at greater frequency. And we will also establish hotlines between us and our national security advisers,” Prime Minister Modi said.
