NEW DELHI - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called on India to tamp down its dependence on Chinese goods, amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing.
In remarks to a US-India virtual business summit, Pompeo said New Delhi was a natural partner to Washington as "one of a few trusted, like-minded countries".
"India is in this position because it has earned the trust of many nations around the world, including the United States." Nuclear-armed neighbors China and India, the world's two most populous nations, also have long had a prickly relationship. Pompeo said the clashes were "initiated by" China's armed forces and were another example of "unacceptable behavior" from China's ruling Communist Party.
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