Washington D.C., June 5 -- Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora highlighted the deepening strategic partnership between India and the United States, underlining the shared understanding of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.

"America and India have a deep strategic partnership. Both countries have further enhanced it in the last 20 years... We are both natural allies. America also understands Pakistan-sponsored terrorism; the reason behind it is the 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade Centre - those terrorists were trained in Pakistan, and then the US launched the global war on terror. Later, Osama bin Laden was found in Pakistan... The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US have wholeheartedly supported us, they also support India's right to defend itsel...