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The two leaders had a warm meeting on the East Asia Summit here, Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Raveesh Kumar said.
They had "productive discussion on all aspects of global strategic partnership based on growing convergence of interests on regional and global issues," he said.
Pence referred to the upcoming 10th anniversary of the deadly Mumbai terror attack on November 26 and hailed cooperation between the two countries on countering terrorism, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale told reporters after the meeting.
Modi thanked Pence and reminded him that in one way or other all the traces and all leads in the global terror attacks ultimately leads to a "single source and single place of origin", without naming any country or organization.
"He did not point out that the mainstreaming of the people involved in the Mumbai attacks in a political process in the past, in the recent elections in Pakistan should be a matter of serious concern and not only international community, "Gokhale said, referring to the Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's party contesting the July 25 elections in Pakistan.
"Gokhale said," There is a challenge in the field of international cooperation, "Gokhale said.
On bilateral issues, the two sides had brief discussions on trade related matters.
"We agreed that we are building with us where we can not help but that process to take place," he said.
Prime Minister Moderated in the last two years – since President Donald Trump has so far assumed the role of the US has a trade deficit, where the deficit is actually reduced, Gokhale said.
He said Prime Minister of the US $ 4 billion from the US as the two leaders emphasized the need to enhance energy cooperation.
"This is important from the perspective of US." This is a new sector in Indo-US relations – we have started importing oil and gas from US worth about USD 4 billion this year. "It's a way of expanding trade," he said.
The defense is another area of cooperation between the two sides.
"Both sides agreed that there is a significant improvement in the scope of the United States, and he said.
"Gokhale said:" Not only because India is a substantial market but because of the region we can become a hub for exports to the rest of the region, "Gokhale said.
It is hoped that the Trump administration will recognize this as a new economic opportunity.
Ministerial 2 + 2 meeting between defense and foreign ministers of the two countries.
With Gokhale said.
Pence felt that India is a positive factor in regional and international relations and said that "we have a fair rules-based international order", he said.
The two sides "we agreed on the international forums, we should be able to share the results of the joint venture.
The Indo-Pacific region also comes up for discussion and Prime Minister at the IISS Shangrila Dialogue in which he had outlined India's vision on Indo-Pacific.
The prime minister conveyed to Pence that his vision of Indo-Pacific was gaining acceptance and that "we should use the forthcoming East Asia summit to further build on that," Gokhale said, adding that China is flexing its muscles in the East and South China Seas.
Pence felt that India's contribution is important in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. He said the recent naval exercises held by the US, India and Japan, is an "evidence of our commitment to and free access to the seas all across this region."
The two sides, he said, would discuss "our ongoing effort to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
He thanked India in support of his North Korean pressure campaign. "We are grateful to India's strong support of our pressure campaign," Pence said.
"But we look forward to finding even more ways we can work together, even in the President's forum." Kim said, "We hope that we will finally have a lasting peace in the Korean Peninsula," he said.
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