Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will co-chair the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and US State Secretary Antony Blinken on November 10.
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin has departed for India from the Joint Base Andrews to participate in the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial dialogue to be held here in the national capital on Friday.
The White House has called India a key strategic partner, said the US will leave it to the Indian government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi to decide the country's stance on any particular crisis or contingency around the world.
Dialling down the controversy triggered after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's remarks on the importance of women's education to control the population, JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh on Wednesday said that the comments of his party's supremo were not objectionable.
"I think it is a great example of the significance and importance that both the US and India place on the relationship. The fact that our very busy Defence Ministers and Foreign Ministers are coming together to talk about areas where we can cooperate, says a lot about the importance of the U
The interactive meeting brought all the stakeholders viz startups/MSMEs, investors, incubators, and industry from both sides under one roof to discuss the collaborative agendas and opportunities thereon.
As the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial dialogue is all set to take place in New Delhi on November 10, the defence and the foreign ministers of both countries will take the opportunity to progress the futuristic roadmap for the India-US partnership as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra M
The ASEAN-US joint statement said, "The Dialogue acknowledged the work that has been done in fostering greater regional cybersecurity cooperation and capacity building, as well as the importance of continued implementation of cyber confidence-building measures to reduce the risk of mispercep
Communist Party of India (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said that the left parties have decided to protest against the US over its stance on the Israel-Hamas war when US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defence visit India for the 2+2 Ministerial dialogue.
Left parties have called for protests against US "imperialism" between November 7 and 10, when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would be coming to India to attend the 2+2 Ministerial dialogue with Indian Defense and External Affairs Ministers.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will be travelling to India to prepare for the US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue and discuss strategic coordination on multiple issues.