Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday raked up with US Vice President Mike Pence the issue of terrorism sponsored from Pakistan pointing out that "all the traces or all the leads in global terror attacks ultimately lead to a single source". During a meeting on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit here, Modi told Pence that political mainstreaming in Pakistan of people involved in terror activities should be a matter of concern for the international community.

The two leaders discussed a host of other issues including the roles of their respective nations in ensuring a free Indo-Pacific region and cooperation in defence and trade sectors. Briefing media after the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said during the discussion on terrorism, Pence referred to the coming 10th anniversary of the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks. "In this context he greatly appreciated the cooperation which has been built between the United States and India on counter-terrorism," Gokhale said.