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India`s Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she discussed the issue of terror safe havens in Pakistan with her US counterpart James Mattis and they both agreed such sanctuaries shouldn`t be olerated.Sitharaman also said she made India`s stance on Afghanistan clear to Mattis, by emphasising it won`t contribute troops to Afghanistan but will continue developmental assistance. State sanctuary to terror elements was however the big chunk of the conversation between Sitharaman and Mattis, who is the first Trump Cabinet member to visit India. The defence minister further said she requested Mattis to raise the issue of cross-border terrorism and terror safe havens when and if he visits Pakistan.
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