This is an issue of particular concern to Sikh Americans linked to Punjab, although it also heavily impacts the Indian Americans belonging to other Indian states, the lawmakers said in their letter to Pompeo.
The meeting comes after Israel agreed historic deals to normalise ties with two Saudi allies in the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
'China and India have the wisdom and ability to handle their differences properly,' it said.
'US will stand with India as they confront threats to their sovereignty, liberty,' US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper are on their way to New Delhi.
China, as per the trade deal inked earlier this year, is buying a lot more of American goods than last year.
The “high-speed mid-pandemic” trip, as Daniel Shapiro, a former US ambassador to Israel, described it, was also seen as an attempt by the US to convince its ally of what Pompeo has described as the “risks” of doing business with China.
The diplomatic exchange occurred on the eve of the inauguration of Israel's unity government between Netanyahu and Gantz.
North Korea's discussions with the United States over Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal are also at a standstill, despite three meetings between Kim and US President Donald Trump.
Pompeo also noted the risk to North Koreans from COVID-19, while communist regime has insisted it has no confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but many suspect it may be covering up an outbreak.
