NEW DELHI(TIP): Pakistan becoming a haven for terror groups cannot be tolerated and the US has already delivered the message to Islamabad, US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said here June 28.
“We cannot turn a blind eye to those harboring terrorists… Communicating to Pakistan that this cannot be tolerated,” she said while delivering a lecture at the Observer Research Foundation- a Think Tank.
She also said that India and the US must be global leaders in the fight against terrorism adding “we can and must do more.”
Touching upon a variety of issues, she said freedom of religion is very important and that a nation such as “ours can only be held together by tolerance.”
On China, she said the country was important but noted that its expansion in the region has been a matter of concern for the US and many other countries as Beijing does not share democratic values.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s recent remarks at the Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore to ensure freedom of navigation and stability in the Indo-Pacific, she said President Donald Trump also believes in this vision.
Haley said the US supports India’s membership in Nuclear Suppliers Group as it is a nuclear state which is widely respected.
Haley who is on a 3-day visit to India called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
She also visited a church, a mosque, a temple and the Sikh Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi where she and US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster went to Langar Hall and rolled chapatis. Delhi Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee President Manjit Singh GK showed them round and explained how langar was being distributed free to thousands every day without any distinction of caste and creed.
(Source: PTI)