Washington DC, Feb. 14 -- India and the US bolstered their ties during two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a series of initiatives across domains including 'Mission 500', 10-year framework for major defence partnership and decisions concerning energy trade and civil nuclear cooperation.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Modi launched a new initiative -'U.S.-India COMPACT (Catalyzing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) for the 21st Century' - to drive transformative change across key pillars of cooperation.

Under this initiative, they committed to a results-driven agenda with initial outcomes this year to demonstrate the level of trust for a mutually beneficial partnership.

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