United States Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in New Delhi on Monday evening for a two-day visit. Kerry is expected to meet with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman, reported NDTV. He will also meet with other senior officials during his visit.
Earlier in the day, Kerry, who landed in Delhi after a brief official trip to Dhaka, had said there was evidence to link the Islamic State to the terror attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July. Kerry met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and had said there was “no argument about it [the links]”, reported PTI.
During his time in Delhi, Kerry is expected to discuss economic and trade ties between US and India, as well as terrorism and security.
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