New Delhi: Appreciating relations with India, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday said President Joe Biden believes the US-India partnership is America’s most important relationship in the world.
According to news agency ANI, speaking ahead of the India-US 2+2 dialogue scheduled under the Biden administration next week, Psaki said the president hopes that the talks will enhance America’s work with India and shared goals in the Indo-Pacific region. Will continue to move forward. report good.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin III on Sunday met Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at a solemn felicitation ceremony at the Pentagon. The two countries will hold 2+2 talks on Sunday between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and their US counterparts.
The Secretary of State, who will be on a two-day US visit from April 11-12, will separately meet with his counterpart, Secretary of State Blinken, and meet senior members of the US administration to advance the India-US Strategic Global Partnership, the State Department. There is also a program. Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi gave this information during a briefing.
Why is the India-US 2+2 dialogue important?
“President Biden believes that our partnership with India is one of our most important relationships in the world. As you know, he met with Prime Minister Modi and other Quad leaders in March. He expected That in this 2+2, Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin will continue to advance our work with India and our shared goals in the Indo-Pacific region and around the world.”
“The talks will enable the two sides to comprehensively review cross-cutting issues on the India-US bilateral agenda related to foreign policy, defense and security, with a view to providing strategic guidance and a vision to further strengthen ties.” ” The statement of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
As reported by ANI, “The 2+2 Dialogue will provide an opportunity to exchange views about important regional and global developments and how we can work together to address issues of common interest and concern. “
The 2+2 ministerial meeting aims to strengthen the broad shared objectives of the US-India Strategic Partnership, including enhancing our people-to-people ties and education cooperation, building diverse, resilient supply chains for critical and emerging technology, Including climate change. action and public health cooperation, and developing a trade and investment partnership to increase prosperity for working families in both countries, the US noted in a statement.
In addition, the talks will also focus on the growing key defense partnership between the US and India. “The relationship between the world’s largest democracies is built on a foundation of common values and resilient democratic institutions, and the shared Indo-Pacific interests of a rules-based international order that protects sovereignty and territorial integrity, upholds human rights and expand regional and global peace and prosperity.”