India has welcomed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson&rsquo;s statement where he called upon India to &quot;take leadership role in regional security&quot;.

Speaking at&nbsp;the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Wednesday, Tillerson had said, &quot;Security and stability is important for economic growth.&nbsp;India and the US are working towards shared security goals.&quot;&nbsp;&quot;India must take leadership role in regional security,&quot; he added.

&quot;US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has made a significant policy statement on India-US relations and its future. He brought out its various strengths and highlighted our shared commitment to a rule-based international order,&quot; the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Friday.

We appreciate Tillerson&#39;s positive evaluation of the relationship and share his optimism about its future directions, it added.

Tillerson made the remarks ahead of his&nbsp;week-long five-nation tour beginning Saturday which will take him to Pakistan,&nbsp;Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Switzerland apart from India.

Tillerson is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi next week, where he will meet with senior Indian leaders to discuss further strengthening of strategic partnership between India and the US and collaboration on security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.

&quot;The Secretary&#39;s visit to India will advance the ambitious agenda laid out by President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Prime Minister&#39;s visit to the White House in June,&quot;&nbsp;State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said.

Tillerson, in the first major foreign policy speech on October 18, said the US is India&#39;s &quot;reliable partner&quot; at the world stage in this period of uncertainty and angst, sending a strong signal to side with India amidst China&#39;s &quot;provocative actions&quot; in the region.

In the speech, he said the emerging Delhi-Washington strategic partnership stands upon a shared commitment upholding the rule of law, freedom of navigation, universal values and free trade.

(With inputs from PTI)

India has welcomed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson?s statement where he called upon India to "take leadership role in regional security".

India has welcomed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s statement where he called upon India to "take leadership role in regional security". Speaking at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Wednesday, Tillerson had said, "Security and stability is important for economic growth. India and the US are working towards shared security goals." "India must take leadership role in regional security," he added. "US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has made a significant policy statement on India-US relations and its future. He brought out its various strengths and highlighted our shared commitment to a rule-based international order," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Friday. We appreciate Tillerson's positive evaluation of the relationship and share his optimism about its future directions, it added. Tillerson made the remarks ahead of his week-long five-nation tour beginning Saturday which will take him to Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Switzerland apart from India. Tillerson is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi next week, where he will meet with senior Indian leaders to discuss further strengthening of strategic partnership between India and the US and collaboration on security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. "The Secretary's visit to India will advance the ambitious agenda laid out by President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Prime Minister's visit to the White House in June," State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said. Tillerson, in the first major foreign policy speech on October 18, said the US is India's "reliable partner" at the world stage in this period of uncertainty and angst, sending a strong signal to side with India amidst China's "provocative actions" in the region. In the speech, he said the emerging Delhi-Washington strategic partnership stands upon a shared commitment upholding the rule of law, freedom of navigation, universal values and free trade. (With inputs from PTI)

Tillerson's statement significant, we share the same optimism about Indo-US ties: MEA

India and the US have called on Pakistan to stop its soil from being used as a terror launchpad, Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar said at a Ministry of External Affairs media briefing after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Donald Trump.&nbsp;

Jaishankar said India and the US, in a joint statement, have called on Pakistan to expeditiously bring to justice perpatrators of terror attacks like 26/11, Pathankot, and other cross-border attacks perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups.&nbsp;

Jaishankar added that the designation of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a &quot;global terrorist&quot; before the Modi-Trump meeting was &quot;a strong signal from the administration&quot;.&nbsp;

Watch video of the media briefing below:&nbsp;

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Jaishankar added that terrorism was identified as a key challenge in the Trump-Modi meeting.&nbsp;

And that discussions were also held on the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the United Nations Security Council.&nbsp;

The meeting between the two leaders, said Jaishankar, was cordial, focused and open.&nbsp;

There was a great degree of ease, he said.&nbsp;

Both leaders emphasised the importance of free and fair trade, Jaishankar added.&nbsp;

Jaishankar also added that President Trump had accepted Prime Minister Modi&#39;s invitation to visit India.&nbsp;

But he said he had no further details about the possible visit at the moment.&nbsp;

Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar said India and the US, in a joint statement, have called on Pakistan to expeditiously bring to justice perpatrators of terror attacks like 26/11 & Pathankot

India and the US have called on Pakistan to stop its soil from being used as a terror launchpad, Indian foreign secretary S Jaishankar said at a Ministry of External Affairs media briefing after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Donald Trump. Jaishankar said India and the US, in a joint statement, have called on Pakistan to expeditiously bring to justice perpatrators of terror attacks like 26/11, Pathankot, and other cross-border attacks perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups. Jaishankar added that the designation of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin as a "global terrorist" before the Modi-Trump meeting was "a strong signal from the administration". Watch video of the media briefing below: Jaishankar added that terrorism was identified as a key challenge in the Trump-Modi meeting. And that discussions were also held on the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the United Nations Security Council. The meeting between the two leaders, said Jaishankar, was cordial, focused and open. There was a great degree of ease, he said. Both leaders emphasised the importance of free and fair trade, Jaishankar added. Jaishankar also added that President Trump had accepted Prime Minister Modi's invitation to visit India. But he said he had no further details about the possible visit at the moment.

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India & US have called on Pakistan to stop its soil from being used as terror launchpad: MEA