Indo-US coop foils terror plots |
Describing the counter - terrorism cooperation between India and the United States under the eight years of Barack Obama administration as ``incredibly successful``, a top U.S. official has said this has not only “diminished the threat`` of terrorism in the two countries, but also foiled several terror plots. Indian lives and American lives were saved because of this partnership, according to Peter Lavoy, Senior Director for South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council, White House. On India not becoming a member of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) under the watch of U.S. President Barack Obama, Mr. Lavoy expressed hope that it would be granted membership of the elite group ``not before too long`` as work is in progress. The NSG over the last year has been undertaking a very, very intensive process to continue procedures for many non-NPT members such as India. He said that under the Obama administration, which took over the reins of the country a few months after 26/11, counter-terrorism cooperation between the two countries have reached a new height in the last eight years. The partnership with India, in combating terrorism has really been incredibly successful. The two countries now have dialogues on counter-terrorism at multiple levels.
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