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INDIA-US 2+2 DIALOGUE

A DIWALI GIFT

On the eve of the Festival of Lights, India and US commit themselves to multiple

partnerships ranging from trade, investment, technology, defense and supply chain
resilience. These commitments may light up the path of India-US relations

OUR BUREAU Defense Minister Rajnath Singh with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Aus-
tin, Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan and other dignitaries during the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi on Friday (ANI)
New Delhi
n a sign of growing relations be- partnership between the two coun- has a particular significance as a fol- the India-US 2+2 Dialogue and the
tween India and the US, Defense tries as the “strongest ever.” “It is low-up would be done on Prime Min- meetings were indicative of enduring
IMinister Rajnath Singh, External always wonderful to be here in India. ister Narendra Modi’s June visit and commitment of India-US bilateral
Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along We are building a remarkable year of President Biden’s September visit. partnership.
with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Aus- engagement...We have not only the “So, Secretary Antony Blinken, India Foreign Secretary Vinay
tin and Secretary of State Antony strongest bilateral partnership we’ve let me welcome you, this is your third Kwatra said on Friday that Prime
Blinken met for the US-India 2+2 ever had, but also a regional one, and visit this year...This visit (of Secre- Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit
Ministerial Dialogue which got un- indeed, a global one that was further tary Blinken) has particular signifi- to the US and President Joe Biden’s
derway here just two days ahead of evidenced by India’s leadership for cance because we need to follow up visit to India during the G20 Summit
Diwali, the festival of lights. the G20 this year,” Blinken said. on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s has given a strong leadership driven
The India-US 2+2 Ministeri- “We have a lot to do, including June visit and President Biden’s Sep- momentum to further bolster this re-
al Dialogue is a diplomatic summit with our defense colleagues. I think it’s tember visit. This is a 2+2 Ministerial lationship between the two countries.
held every year since 2018, with the further evidence of our resolute focus Dialogue, so we take a broader view Addressing the special briefing
Minister of External Affairs and the for the United States on the Indo-Pa- of what we are doing” the External after the fifth 2+2 Dialogue, Vinay
defense minister representing India cific, our region for the future; the fu- Affairs Minister said. Kwatra said, “We have just now con-
while the Secretary of State and the ture is actually now, and we’re build- This year’s dialogue is more im- cluded a very rewarding and sub-
Secretary of Defense represent the ing it together with India...,” he added. portant than the others as multiple stantive, the fifth edition of 2+2 dia-
United States. S Jaishankar welcomed US Secre- partnerships ranging from trade, logue between India and the US. The
Earlier, Antony Blinken met Jais- tary of State Antony Blinken and said investment, technology and supply meetings today and the atmosphere
hankar and described the India-US that this visit (of Secretary Blinken) chain resilience were discussed in Continued on next page... >>

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