India, US discuss terrorism ahead of Nuclear Security Summit

March 31, 2016 09:23

Senior officials of the governments of India and the United States met to exchange views on the terrorist threat being posed by the Islamic State across the globe and particularly in West Asia, and reiterated the importance of combating the IS ideology that was fuelling and encouraging other such groups.

A statement issued by the US National Security Council spokesman Ned Price, said that India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met with his American counterpart Ambassador Susan Rice at the White House where they exchanged views on "the terrorist threat posed by the Islamic State in the region, and the importance of combating the ideology that fuels such groups."

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