During the meeting, the leaders reaffirmed the commitment of the United States and India to strengthen access to lawful immigration pathways while enforcing immigration law to include returns of individuals who do not have a legal basis to remain in the United States.
India-US Senior Officials' Homeland Security Dialogue (HSD) was held in New Delhi today, discussing the steps to bolster bilateral efforts to combat terrorism and reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the vibrant people-to-people ties between the two countries by taking steps to enab
US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) Chairman John Chambers and USISPF President and CEO Mukesh Aghi held a meeting with Tata Sons Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran at the Bombay House in Mumbai.
The anticipated topics for discussion are cooperation in counterterrorism, cybersecurity, combating illegal migration, extradition, aviation security, safeguarding global supply chains, and maritime security, among other areas.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said the coming together of India, US, Australia and Japan as part of the Quad group serves to illustrate the growth of a multipolar order and advance a post-Cold War thinking against 'spheres of influence'.
Fleet Master Chief of the US Navy, David Isom, emphasised that India will play a very important role going forward in partnership with the US and all of its other partners and allies.
In an interview with ANI, he highlighted the importance of Raisina Dialogue and spoke about his participation in a panel with Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani.
The Indian delegation led by KJ Srinivasa, Joint Secretary (CPV) in the Ministry of External Affairs, hosted the US delegation led by Ambassador Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, US Department of State.
During his three-day visit to India, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Verma held meetings with many senior Indian officials and explored opportunities to strengthen India-US cooperation as well as work towards ensuring a free, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti lauded US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Rena Bitter and India's consular team for a 75 per cent reduction in visitor visa wait times and for issuing over 1 million visas.