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indo-pacific rEGion
OuR BuREAu
New Delhi
xternal Affairs Minis- S Jaishankar meets uS congress
ter (EAM) S Jaishan-
Ekar on Friday met the
New Delhi and exchanged delegation as bilateral engagement
US Congress delegation in
views on bilateral coopera-
tion and regional issues, in- reaches new level
cluding Indo-Pacific and Af-
ghanistan.
The US delegation in New Delhi sees Indo-Pacific as a free, open and inclusive region,
India is led by Senator John
Cornyn. “Pleased to meet the minister said it should embrace all in the common pursuit of progress and prosperity
US Congress Delegation led
by Sen @JohnCornyn today
in New Delhi. A productive
exchange of views on bilater-
al cooperation and regional
issues, including Indo-Pacif-
ic and Afghanistan,” EAM
Jaishankar tweeted.
This meeting comes at
a time when India is holding
discussions with its partner
countries over the security
situation arising out of the
Taliban’s take-over of Af-
ghanistan. Last month, US
Secretary of State Wendy
Sherman, during her India
visit had reaffirmed strong
ties with New Delhi.

underscoring the im-

portance of the bilateral
partnership, Sherman
had said the ties be-
tween india and united

States is rooted in the
shared values of the two External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar (C) with uS Congress delegation led by Senator John Cornyn in New Delhi on Friday (ANI)
countries and both are
the Consultative Committee tion bilaterally and through COP26, and reinforcing their is jointly hosted by India and
believers in the free, for External Affairs. Useful the Quad. I look forward to mutual commitments to and the US -- Jaishankar said the
open, and resilient in- discussions on the growing working together to deepen support for shared democrat- Indo-Pacific reflects the real-
the U.S.-India Comprehen-
salience of the Indo-Pacific
ity of globalization. “Wheth-
ic values, read the statement.
do-Pacific region. and related aspects of our sive Global Strategic Partner- The theme of this G20 er it is in terms of initiatives
foreign policy. Appreciate ship,” Blinken tweeted. meet under the Italian Presi- or solutions, you may be as-
Taking to Twitter, the the participation of many In a statement, Ned dency is centered around ‘Peo- sured that India takes the op-
Jaishankar also informed members and welcome their Price, US State Depart- ple, Planet and Prosperity.’ portunities and challenges of
that he chaired a meeting of inputs and suggestions,” he ment spokesperson stated, Emphasizing that the the Indo-Pacific very serious-
the Consultative Committee said in a subsequent tweet. “Blinken and Jaishankar world needs additional en- ly,” he added.
for External Affairs. Jaishan- Earlier, US Secretary of discussed a range of issues, gines of growth as well as He said that New Delhi’s
kar said he undertook useful State Antony Blinken had including efforts to strength- networking to support the efforts could be seen in the
discussions on the growing met S Jaishankar on the side- en Indo-Pacific cooperation democratization of the glob- Indo-Pacific Ocean initia-
salience of the Indo-Pacific lines of the G20 Summit in through the Quad and ex- al economy, External Affairs tive or indeed in the vaccine
and related aspects of our Rome and discussed a range pand cooperation on com- Minister S Jaishankar has collaboration undertaken
foreign policy. The minister of issues, including efforts to mon regional priorities.” said that India takes oppor- through the quad format.
also appreciated the partici- strengthen Indo-Pacific co- Blinken and Jaishankar tunities and challenges in the Underlining that it is the
pation of many members and operation through the Quad. also discussed cooperation Indo-Pacific very seriously. second such event this year,
welcomed their inputs and “I met with @DrSJaishankar on expanding global access While speaking virtually he said that the event reflects
suggestions. to discuss efforts to strength- to COVID-19 vaccines, el- at the Fourth Edition of the the importance accorded to
“Chaired a meeting of en Indo-Pacific coopera- evating climate ambition at Indo-Pacific Forum -- which Continued at next page... >>

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