US, India ties excellent, will grow stronger: US envoy Richard Verma

Agartala: Ties between India and the United States have been excellent and they will grow stronger in future, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said on Friday.

"Relation between India and USA is excellent now. Hope it would be stronger in future," PTI quoted Verma as saying in Agartala.

Verma is on a three-day visit to Agartala.

He met Chief Minister Manik Sarkar.

"During his meeting with the Chief Minister, the US Ambassador discussed about regional connectivity with Bangladesh," the report said quoting a statement from the state government.

"We want connectivity and business grow between the north eastern states and its neighbours like Bangladesh, Myanmar etc," he said after watching the beating retreat at the Agartala-Akhaura check post at the Indo-Bangladesh border.