Published November 10,2023
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The U.S. and Indian international affairs and protection chiefs on Friday started a top-level ministerial dialogue with a give attention to strengthening their bilateral partnership and dealing collectively on regional and international points.
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar welcomed their U.S. counterparts, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, for the Fifth India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue within the capital New Delhi.
“The 2+2 will enable a high-level review of progress being made in cross-cutting aspects of defence and security cooperation, technology value chain collaborations and people-to-people ties,” mentioned the Indian Foreign Ministry.
“Both sides will also take stock of contemporary regional issues and exchange views about shared priorities for augmenting cooperation in multilateral platforms, and through frameworks such as Quad,” it added, referring to the partnership together with India and the U.S. in addition to Australia and Japan.
Jaishankar mentioned earlier that he met Blinken and so they mentioned West Asia, the Indo-Pacific, and different regional points.
“An open and productive conversation on further developing our strategic partnership,” he wrote on X.
Blinken advised his counterpart that each international locations are constructing “on a rather remarkable year of engagement,” and “we have not only the strongest bilateral partnership we ever had, but also a regional one and, indeed, a global one.”
The two sides are anticipated to alternate views on the present conflicts within the Middle East in addition to Ukraine.
Austin mentioned of technological and navy cooperation: “We’re integrating our industrial bases, strengthening our interoperability, and sharing cutting-edge technology.”
Source: www.anews.com.tr