Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tulsi Gabbard, director of the United States National Intelligence in Delhi on Monday evening. He then spoke to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and called the Justice Outfit and its founder, Gurpatwant Panun for action against the Khalistani terrorist group Sikhs.
Both also exchanged gifts during their meeting; Shri Modi presented the US Intel chief with a vase with Ganga water from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, which hosted the Maha Kumbh.
This is the second meeting of Ms. Gabbard with the Prime Minister in two months; Both met in February, when Mr. Modi was in Washington, DC for bilateral with President Donald Trump.
Then, Mr. Modi and Ms. Gabbard discussed ways to increase cooperation to deal with dangers such as terrorism and cyber security, and “determine tone and vision for a strong Indo-American partnership”.
#Watch Delhi: US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The PM presented him with a vase containing Gangjal from the recently concluded Shremagraj Mahakumba. pic.twitter.com/jj0ojbGGNF
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Before sitting with the Prime Minister, Ms. Gabbard met Rajnath Singh, which discussed several issues including Intel-Sharing to deepen the Indo-American partnership.
This, in turn, met the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
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Mr. Singh and Mr. Dowal, sources told NDTV, raised the Khalistani terrorist issue, which contains distinct references to concerns about anti -India elements working from American earth.
Earlier today, Ms. Gabard had spoken especially on several topics from NDTV, including Mr. Trump and Mr. Modi, Bonomi between the Russia-Ukraine War and Hothi Danger.
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He also talked about the situation in Bangladesh.
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On Tuesday, Ms. Gabbard will address India’s leading multi -national platform -India’s leading multi -national platform -India’s leading multi -national platform on Geopolitics and Geoiconomics hosted by India since 2016.
Tulsi Gabbard is as part of a multi-nation trip to Indo-Pacific in India which includes stops in Japan and Thailand, and Tram’s focus on “strong relationships, understanding, and open lines of communication” to achieve the objectives of ‘peace, freedom and prosperity “.
He was appointed as the US top Intel chief last month and in this role, 18 US Intel agencies including CIA, FBI and NSA on a budget of about $ 100 billion.
With input from agencies
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