New Delhi: Sending a strong message to Pakistan from Indian soil, visiting US secretary of state Rex Tillerson said “terror havens will not be tolerated” in that country, and added that “too many terror organisations find a safe place in Pakistan”.
“India is a vibrant democracy. India and the US are natural allies. The US supports India’s emergence... The core of strong ties are the shared values — individual liberty and the rule of law,” the secretary of state said, highlighting the two nations’ close strategic ties. “In the fight against terrorism, the United States stands shoulder to shoulder with India. Terror havens will not be tolerated,” Mr Tillerson said.
He said he had conveyed the concerns of the US and its friends such as India and Afghanistan to the Pakistani leadership that “there are too many terrorist organisations that find a safe place in Pakistan” that carry out attacks against other countries.
In a veiled message to China, Tillerson also highlighted the importance of the “freedom of navigation and the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region”.
