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A2: Impact TurnsA2: Pakistan Terror TurnUS-India relations are the most important relationship to fight terrorism – increased cooperation means both countries put everything they have to fight itZee News 15 Zee News, 9-23-2015, "India, US agree to deepen cooperation to combat terror; call on Pak to bring to justice 26/11 perpetrators," http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/india-us-ask-pakistan-to-act-against-26/11-mumbai-attack-perpetrators_1800787.html India and the US decided to take their counter-terrorism co-operation to the next level in view of the continued danger faced from terror groups and the emergence of the new global threat from the Islamic State. At the conclusion of the dialogue, India and US issued a separate joint statement on counter-terrorism co-operation, pledging to fight terrorism together. Swaraj said the joint statement reiterates commitment of the two countries on common approach against terror groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba, Haqqani network and the D-Company. "We (India and the US) reiterate that the threat posed by al Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad, D-Company (Dawood Ibrahim), Haqqani network and other regional groups undermines stability in South Asia. And we call to Pakistan to bring to justice the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack," Swaraj told reporters while reading from the joint statement. "We (India and the US) strongly condemn the July 27, 2015 terrorist attack in Gurdaspur, Punjab, and August 5, 2015 attack in Udhampur," she said of the terror assaults in India which were carried out by terrorists based in Pakistan. Swaraj said the joint statement states that the two countries are determined to fight terrorism to the end. In response to a question, Kerry said the two countries are committed to bringing all their efforts together in this fight against terrorism. Another significant outcome of the parleys coming just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Barack Obama in New York next week was that both sides set up a new mechanism of dialogue between India's Foreign Secretary and US Deputy Secretary of State on regional and global issues. After the talks, Swaraj listed six key points as takeaways from the dialogue with the most important one being stepping up cooperation in fighting terrorism. The two countries also decided to elevate the Secretary-level trilateral with Japan to a Ministerial-level. Kerry and Swaraj would meet their Japanese counterpart in New York next week on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. Responding to questions, both Kerry and Swaraj refuted reports that the India and US meeting was aimed at China. "It has nothing to do with China," Kerry asserted. There is no message intended to be sent to China through this strategic and commercial dialogue, he said. Swaraj said China did not figure in the talks at all. "This is bilateral dialogue," she said adding that any apprehension about India and US coming together against China is mistaken. There is no effort about India and US coming together to increase their influence in any part of the world, she said. Kerry also announced that India and the United States have also signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of climate change and renewable energy. It also decided to launch a Fulbright Climate Fellowship programme. In another important outcome, India and the US decided to train troops in six African countries before they are deployed on a UN Peacekeeping mission. Kerry described this as a milestone. The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to a secure and stable Afghanistan and agreed to launch an Ocean Dialogue, an issue close to Kerry's heart. Both Swaraj and Kerry described the meeting as "meaningful and productive". "Our discussions have been most productive and fruitful and allowed us an opportunity to assess and review all the good work being done on both sides in different fields. We have also charted new ideas and initiatives to further strengthen our bilateral cooperation in different domains," Swaraj said in her statement at the press conference of First India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. Swaraj said that in her meeting with Secretary Kerry, they shared India-US' strategic priorities, interests and concerns on issues of mutual interest including security and counter-terrorism, convergences in India's Act East policy and the US re-balance in Asia. "We have agreed to step up our cooperation in fighting the menace of terrorism. We have recognised the threat posed by Lashkar-e-Toiba and other groups operating from safe havens in our region and the need for Pakistan to bring to justice the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks," Swaraj said. "A main take-away from our discussions includes our shared view that we need to keep the big picture, the strategic framework of relationship in mind, especially when it comes to our strategic security and political interests, regionally as also internationally, as also when we deal with transactional issues," she said. "We also talked about creating new substantive underpinnings to deepen bilateral engagement including in the fields of defence, security, cyber, energy, climate change, science and technology, space, health, and other areas of economic development," she added. The Indian side also welcomed US' reiteration of support for India's membership of the four major multilateral export control regimes including the NSG. "We spoke of India's aspiration for greater participation in internet governance organisations such as ICANN and related bodies. We agreed to convene a Track 1.5 programme to further cooperation on internet and cyber issues in this regard," Swaraj said. "We recognise climate change as one of the most pressing challenges of our times. We have agreed to maintain close consultation in the run-up to the COP-21, the Paris Conference of Parties under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change," she said. Swaraj said the two sides are also looking at an early extension of the US-India Technology Safeguards Agreement to facilitate US satellite components on Indian commercial space launch vehicles for another 10 years. "To sum up, we have had a most productive exchange of views today on bilateral regional and global developments. In our assessment the dialogue would drive forward the strategic relationship and advance domain specific bilateral functional engagement," she said. "I have also invited Secretary Kerry and his other Cabinet colleagues to visit India next year for the second round of the Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. We look forward to continuing our discussions with the US leadership," she added. US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker said remarkable progress has been made in the strategic and commercial ties, which would help realise the full potential of bilateral trade and increase it to USD 500 billion. Pritzker welcomed the decision of the Indian government to purchase Apache helicopters from Boeing. This she said reflects Modi Government's commitment towards ease of doing business. In a tweet soon after the conclusion of the dialogue, Kerry thanked Swaraj. "Grateful to my friend and colleague Sushma Swaraj and her team for joining us in another productive US India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue," the top American diplomat said. "Much accomplished at US-India S&CD," he wrote. "US India relationship one of most important bilateral relationships in the world," Kerry tweeted. US-India relations are getting better and are key to solving terrorNewspaper's Correspondent 16, 6-1-2016, "Impact of US-India relations on Pakistan discussed," Dawn, http://www.dawn.com/news/1262030) WP “We have a very important relationship with each country and we seek to advance our interests with each country. We don’t see this as zero sum but we do recognise that for India and Pakistan there are a number of outstanding issues between both that would be benefited by dialogue.” Ms Biswal also explained that countering and combating terrorism was “an important objective,” not just for India, Pakistan or Afghanistan but for the US as well. “So these are areas that we try to support conversations across all of our bilateral relationships as well as pushing countries in the region to address it themselves,” she added. She also emphasised the need to combat all terrorist groups active in the South Asian region, without any exception. “We do believe that, increasingly, there is recognition that no kind of terrorist organisation will be acceptable, that you cannot differentiate between good terrorists and bad terrorists,” she said. “That has been a stalwart tenant of our engagement in the region. And we do believe that we are starting to get that recognition back in at least the commitment that countries in the region are making to us,” she added. But the US official also said that this commitment had to be translated into action. “We do need to see more in terms of actions in that space and we’ll continue to push on those issues,” she said. Senator Cardin, while widening the debate, noted that the US had made a decision several decades ago to have a more strategic relationship with Pakistan. “We have many issues with what Pakistan does, but we have a strategic partnership that’s critically important to our counter-terrorism activities,” he said. “As a result, there are economic issues between our two countries, including military issues that advance US interest.” Turning to a group of experts the panel had invited to talk about US-India relations, Senator Cardin asked: “How do we handle Pakistan in our relationship with India? Because it seems to me it’s almost a subject we don’t talk about.” The lawmaker also noted that his home state, Maryland, had a large Pakistani-American community and an equally large Indian-American community. “And, quite frankly, they’re much friendlier than the countries’ representatives are,” he observed. “So, how would you recommend the United States handle its relationship with Pakistan as it relates to India?” he asked. Alyssa Ayres, a senior fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the US Council on Foreign Relations, called this “one of the most challenging questions” for dealing with US policy towards the region. 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