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India`s purchase of Russian S400 missile defence systems, terrorism, visas and situation arriving sanction from buying oil from Iran were among the topics discussed in the high level meeting held in New Delhi as US secretary of state Mike Pompeo arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday. This was the first high-level visit from any country following the Lok Sabha polls. Mike Pompeo held talks with Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and also had a working lunch with him. Pompeo also called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and met Indian and US business leaders in a round-table format and delivered a policy speech at the India International Centre in New Delhi. The US has already acted against Turkey and China for acquiring the S-400 system and sanctions under the Countering America`s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) are expected to kick in once India makes the first payment to Russia. Pompeo`s visit comes ahead of the meeting between US president Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, which will be held in Osaka, Japan from 28-29 June.
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