Neither country will get everything it wants, we will have to make trade-offs: Mike Pompeo | Exclusive
On his visit to New Delhi on June 26, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo engaged in intensive discussions with his Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. They spoke about sorting out contentious issues bedevilling the relationship between the two countries, apart from furthering areas where their interests converge. Pompeo spoke exclusively to Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa on what he saw as the big takeaways of the visit:
Q. Before you came to India, our two countries were literally throwing punches at each other, on the trade front, on purchases of oil from Iran, on arms purchases from Russia, and other issues. You met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and foreign minister S. Jaishankar today as well as national security advisor Ajit Doval. What are the big takeaways, and where would you say India-US relations stand after this?
I'm not sure I'd agree with you about the punch-throwing. Look, these are serious matters, things that friends and partners have to work through, but when I stare at the opportunity between our two countries-you've got a prime minister who got more votes than anyone in the history
