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the club.
The DJ iNach deserves big
appreciation for playing amaz-
ing music. The Dance floor was
packed all the time which made
it a fun filled evening for all.
Heartfelt thanks to Gagandeep
Singh for melodious singing.
Every one enjoyed the delicious
food by Mint. We are grateful
to our own BOD Gary Sikka for
his tremendous help throughout
the year. The events become a
memory with the passing of time
but if the memorable moments
are captured by Camera these
remain fresh forever. Heartfelt
thanks to the Photographers
from Perfect Shot and Mizan
Rehman for capturing these
moments. A big note of thanks
to Poojaa Makhajani for her
help in arranging DJ, photogra-
phers, seating plan, decoration
etc. Media makes it possible for
us to connect with community.
Heartfelt thanks to our Media
from President Indu Gajwani
and members of Long Island
Indo American Lions Club.

2+2 diALogue

india, uS take stock of defense, trade and

commercial cooperation

Our Bureau ern Indian Ocean, given their shared vision

Washington, DC for peace, stability and prosperity and for a
free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
ndia and the US held a bilateral 2+2 They also considered the possibility of en-
Inter-sessional meeting on Wednesday hancing collaboration in areas of counter-
Iin Washington DC and exchanged as- terrorism, HADR and maritime security.
sessments on developments in South Asia, The Indian delegation was led jointly
the Indo-Pacific region and the Western by MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Vani
Indian Ocean. Rao and Secretary (International Cooper-
Both sides reviewed the progress made release from the Ministry of External Af- ation) Somnath Ghosh.
since the last 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue fairs (MEA) informed. The US delegation was led by Assistant
held in October 2020 and preparations for They explored opportunities for en- Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Af-
the forthcoming dialogue later this year. hancing ongoing cooperation in these fairs Ely Ratner alongside Principal Dep-
Both sides took stock of the progress and fields based on mutual interests. Cooper- uty Assistant Secretary of State for South
developments in the bilateral agenda under ation in contemporary areas such as space, and Central Asian Affairs in the Depart-
the India-US strategic partnership, includ- cyber security and emerging technologies ment of State Ervin Massinga.
ing defense, global public health, economic was also discussed, the statement said. Meanwhile, the two sides also agreed
and commercial cooperation, science and The officials also exchanged assess- to continue these discussions ahead of the
technology, clean energy and climate fi- ments about recent developments in South 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue scheduled for
nance, and people to people ties, a press Asia, the Indo-Pacific region and the West- later this year.

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