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DR JAISHANKAR’S US VISIT

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During his meeting with top US officials, India’s minister of external affairs emphasizes

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here is no limit to the India-US
relationship as New Delhi and
TWashington see each other
as “desirable, optimal, comfortable
partners”, India’s External Affairs
Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday
said in the US capital. The foreign
minister was addressing the people of
the Indian diaspora at the ‘Colors of
Friendship’ event at India House in
Washington DC. Hundreds of dias-
pora members gathered at the lawns
of the official residence of India’s
Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh
Sandhu, in honor of Jaishankar, lis-
tening and watching performances by
local artists.
Jaishankar has been on a visit
to the US from September 22-30.
He addressed the 78th session of the
United Nations General Assembly
in New York. He also held meetings
with several top US officials during
his visit.
At the event, Jaishankar said, “I
am often asked, where do you think
this relationship (India-US) is go-
ing…now it’s hard for me today, re-
ally, to put a limit on it, to define it, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar attends an interactive session at the Hudson Institute, in Washington, D.C. on Friday (ANI)
to even voice expectations, because
in every way…this relationship has Emphasizing “chemistry and as very desirable, optimal partners, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy,
exceeded expectations, which is why comfort”, Jaishankar said that to- comfortable partners, with whom Deputy Secretary of State Richard
today we don’t even try to define it. day India and the US have come up it’s a natural instinct today…So, the Verma, President Biden’s domestic
We actually keep raising the bar”. as “desirable, optimal and comfort- chemistry and the comfort today of policy advisor Neera Tanden, and Di-
“We keep finding new domains, able” partners. the relationship gives me enormous rector of the White House Office of
the more we do with each other, the “In this changing world…I hope about where the prospects National Drug Control Policy Dr Ra-
more we find we are able to do, ex- would say, today, India and the are,” he said. hul Gupta were part of the reception.
plore together and achieve togeth- United States have moved to a posi- Several senior officials of the US lawmakers Shri Thanedar
er,” he added. tion where we really see each other Biden administration including; US Continued on next page... >>

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