However, it refrained from making any comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks at the BRICS Summit in Goa that Pakistan is "mothership" of terrorism.
"I have to admit, I have not been briefed on those comments. What I can say in general is that we have encouraged India and Pakistan to look for ways to resolve peacefully their deeply-held differences on a range of issues," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily news conference.
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