US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, on Friday said the India-US Defence partnership has made tremendous forward strides in the past year, including the US-India Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap.
India and the United States are promoting a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific by strengthening the partnership through QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) with Japan and Australia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Hailing the ties shared between India and the United States, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US opened a new chapter in the India-US relationship.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken posed for a family photo.
As the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue begins in New Delhi, the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described the partnership between the two countries as "strongest ever."
President and Chief Executive Officer of US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Mukesh Aghi has said the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue sends a message that the US-India relationship is very important, critical and the two countries have to maintain the momentum going forward.
The Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, today emphasised the need to have meaningful and fruitful dialogues, deliberations, discussions and debates to strengthen the democracy of the nation.
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on Thursday arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit for the 5th India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue to be held on November 9-10.
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue on Thursday offered greetings as Diwali approaches on November 12, stressing that Interreligious dialogue can boost mutual trust among interfaith communities and can further contribute to sustaining peace globally.