When it comes to dealing with countries such as the United States, India should ‘look beyond MoUs and pacts’, a diplomatic source said here on the eve of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to India.
“We should look beyond MoUs. The maximum benefits we can get out of this talk is what goes inside the hall and not what happens outside. Therefore, we should not look at Pompeo’s visit to India – first since the re-election of the Modi government – not from the point of view of how many MoUs have been inked or otherwise,” a diplomatic source said here.
India is definitely not approaching this visit eyeing towards MoUs and other things. “This is a visit about two ministers Pompeo and Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar getting to know each other. Because we will have many things to do at later stage”.
Pompeo is arriving late Tuesday night and during his stay will have talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Dr Jaishankar. His visit concludes on June 27.
The visit is expected to prepare ground for Modi-Donald Trump bilateral talks in Japan by month end at the sidelines of G20 Summit.
