The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her US counterpart John Kerry jointly send a strong message to Pakistan on terrorism, citing no nation should have a double standard on the issue of terrorism.

Swaraj said that, "There was a meeting of minds on the issue of terrorism," after the second India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.

"We agreed that no nation should be allowed to have double standards on terrorism by differentiating between good and bad terrorists," she added.

She said in direct hit to Pakistan that, "We agreed that Pakistan needs to take strong action to strike down terror infrastructure, networks and organizations operating on its soil." "Talks with Pakistan will happen only when it takes steps on Pathankot terror attack. Terror and talks cannot go hand-in- hand," Swaraj said.  

"The United States remains committed to bringing the perpetrators of the Mumbai and Pathankot attacks to justice. Terrorism is terrorism. There is no good terrorism or bad terrorism," said Kerry.

Swaraj and Kerry also announced that the two countries had agreed to expedite the sharing of terrorism-related intelligence between their respective agencies.

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