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.
"We're very excited to be here. This is the 11th annual dialogue on consular issues that we've had with our partners in the Indian government. There are a lot of issues for us to cover and a lot of really good news for us to cover. We'll talk a lot about the incredible explosion in travel
Lauding the ties between the two nations, the United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Richard Verma, has said that he has really never seen the India-US relationship as strong, robust, and diverse as it is today.
US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources conveyed his optimism regarding the unique and special bond between the two nations, which is rooted in shared values that have been developed over decades.
At a time when threats from the Khalistani elements to India are on the rise, the United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Richard Verma, has said that there is a requirement to operate within the law, and when people cross that line, they will be held account
The Secretary of State at the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Poland, Wladyslaw T Bartoszewski, stressed on taking the India-Poland ties to the next level as there are multiple scope of cooperation between the two nations.
Verma recalled the last 24 years, including the start of US President Bill Clinton's visit to India in 2000, saying, "If I measure our progress from the year 2000, we have excelled in every single body...We are more closely aligned than we have never been before."
US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma here on Tuesday said that America will stay engaged with the Indian government on the issue of the alleged bid to assassinate Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the United States.
US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Rena Bitter, will be travelling to India during which she will engage with embassy and consulate colleagues in Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, met the United States Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Richard Verma, on Monday in Delhi and held discussions on the trade ties shared by the two nations.
In an interview with ANI, Bartoszewski said, "I can see how much progress India has made under Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the last two terms...We want to have closer cooperation with India because we want India to play a role in world affairs."