Washington:
Constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan is for the betterment of the people of the two countries, the United States has said and reiterated that its relations with neither are zero-sum.
“We have a global strategic partnership with India. I also talked about the deep partnership we have with Pakistan. These relationships are not zero-sum in our mind. We don’t see them in relation to each other,” said a spokesman for the US State Department of Foreign Affairs. That’s what Ned Price told reporters at his daily press conference on Monday.
Each of them is indispensable to the United States and to the promotion and pursuit of the shared goals we have with India and Pakistan, he said in response to a question.
“The fact that we have partnerships with both countries means that we do not want to see a war of words between India and Pakistan. We would like to see a constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan. We believe this is for the betterment of the Pakistani and Indian people. ” There’s a lot of work we can do bilaterally together,” Price said.
“There are, of course, differences between India and Pakistan that need to be addressed. The United States stands ready to help as a partner for both,” he claimed.
“The United States has a global strategic partnership with India. These relationships are self-contained; it is not a zero-sum.
“We see the importance – the indispensability really – of maintaining valuable partnerships with both our Indian and Pakistani friends. Each of these relationships is also multifaceted,” he said.
“So even as we deepen our global strategic partnership with India, we also have a relationship where we can be open and honest with each other. If we have differences or concerns, we voice them just as we would with our Pakistani friends. ‘ said Price.
In response to another question, Price said countries around the world rejoiced when Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin this summer that this is not the age of war.
“I think it’s remarkable that the communiqué that came out of the G20 also contained very similar language – I think it’s a testament to the fact that this was language and this was a call that resonated in this country, in South Asia, in Europe and around the world. The United States certainly welcomes it,” he said.
“It is also important because India has a relationship with Russia that the United States does not have. I must say that for decades Russia was willing to be a partner of India in a way that the United States was not at the time. Of course, “That has changed in recent decades,” he noted.
“It’s a dual legacy of the last several administrations, perhaps most notably beginning with the administration of President George W. Bush that the United States is now a partner of, we hope is the first refuge for India. There is a lot of good we can do together, not just for our two countries, but around the world, and I think we will see a good example of that in the coming year, when India hosts the G20,” he said.
“I know we will have the opportunity to travel to India, to be in close contact with India in the context of the G20, and we will be able to see what cooperation between our two countries and a wider range of countries can offer .” Price added.
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