India-US:Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will welcome Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at a ceremony extended honor at the Pentagon today.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived in Washington DC on Sunday as part of his five-day visit to the United States, will meet his American counterpart Lloyd J Austin III at the Pentagon on Monday April 11, 2022.
Rajnath Singh arrived in Washington in the part of his five-day visit to the United States, which includes the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. He will be in the United States from April 10 to 15 to hold talks with US leaders on ways to deepen the Indo-US strategic partnership.
“I would be leaving New Delhi tonight to visit the United States from April 10-15. I look forward to attending the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Washington DC. Additionally, I will be visiting INDOPACOM Headquarters in Washington, Hawaii during this visit,” the Secretary of Defense said in a tweet on Saturday.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III will host Secretary of Defense Rajnath Singh during an extended honor ceremony at the Pentagon on April 11.
India-US will hold 2+2 dialogue
India and the United States will hold the 2+2 dialogue on Sunday between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Secretary of State (EAM) S Jaishankar and their respective U.S. counterparts.”
The dialogue would enable the two sides to undertake a comprehensive review of cross-cutting issues of the bilateral Indo-U.S. agenda on foreign affairs, defense and security, with the aim of providing strategic guidance and a vision for further consolidation of the relationship”, a statement read by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA).
“The 2+2 dialogue will also be an opportunity to exchange views on important regional and global developments and how we can work together to address issues of common interest and concern,” the official added. communicated.
EAM, who will visit the United States on April 11-12, will also meet separately with his counterpart, Secretary of State Blinken, and also met with senior US officials to advance the global strategic partnership between India and the United States, MEA spokesman, Arindam. informed Bagchi during a briefing.
Ahead of the 2+2 dialogue, Foreign Minister Antony Blinken spoke by phone with EAM Jaishankar on Tuesday to discuss regional and global priorities, including the situation in Ukraine. The latest 2+2 ministerial dialogue between the two countries was held in New Delhi in October 2020.
India and the United States held a 2+2 bilateral intersessional meeting in Washington last September and exchanged views on developments in South Asia, the Indo-Pacific region and the Western Indian Ocean.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to hold a virtual meeting with US President Joe Biden on Monday ahead of the 2+2 India-US dialogue.
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