We see India not just as bilateral partner, but something much bigger, Pompeo during joint press conference with Jaishankar

New Delhi, Delhi, India

India's external affairs minister(EAM) S Jaishankar and US secretary of state Mike Pompeo held a joint press conference in Delhi today with both leaders intent on taking India-US relations further.

EAM S Jaishankar during the press meet said that the Indo-Pacific concept was not "against somebody" asserting that it was about "peace, security, stability and prosperity."

Jaishankar and Pompeo touched on a number of issues during their meeting, especially on terrorism.  Jaishankar reiterated India's position on "zero tolerance for cross- border terrorism".

"India and the United States have a strategic partnership and that is actually based on deep and broad convergence which has been steadily growing over last many years," Jaishankar said at the press meet. 

"Both as countries and as foreign ministers, harmonising our interests and our views, that's really the task of diplomacy. Obviously, from time to time in any relationship, specific issues will arise," he said.

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said US-India partnership has already reached new heights including in "defence corporation" with the common vision  for "free and open Indo-Pacific."

"We can see each other not just as bilateral partners, but something much bigger than that, so that we can help each other all around the world," the US secretary of state said.