Nikki Haley talks up US-India ties, says trade differences 'growing pains'

Haley said the Trump administration valued Pakistan as a partner, but it would never tolerate that country becoming a haven for terrorists

Nikki Haley, America's envoy to the United Nations and reputedly a confidante of President Donald Trump, said in New Delhi on Thursday that the last-minute postponement of a high-level US-India meeting did not reflect any tension or disagreement in the relation between the two countries.

 On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had called Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to postpone a "two-plus-two" meeting on unspecified grounds. The meeting, scheduled for July 6 in Washington, was between Pompeo, US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

"The delay in that meeting was unrelated to India. The