India-US alliance can be threat to terrorism

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi together are the worst enemies of terrorists said a top Indian-American Republican.

By PTI

Published: Wednesday, February 22, 2017, 11:04 [IST]

Washington, Feb 21: A top Indian-American Republican supporter today said that a new Indo-US alliance is a "mortal" threat to terrorism everywhere.

Indian and US soldiers at the India-US combined military training exercise at Ranikhet, Uttarakhand. Image courtesy: PTI.

"President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Modi together are the worst enemies of terrorists. The two are kindred spirits: committed nationalists and willing to forego the niceties of the political elites in both countries to get things done on behalf of a population eager for more jobs and economic growth," said Shalabh Kumar, founder of the Republican Hindu Coalition said in an op-ed in BreitBart News.

Kumar said a deepened relationship between the US and India is already advancing the war against "Islamic" extremism by leaps and bounds. Trump and Modi, both proud unapologetic patriots and champions of entrepreneurialism, have been friendly for a while, he noted.

PTI

Published On February 22, 2017