US says it supports India's emergence as leading global power, vital partner in promoting peaceful Indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific region.
The country said the US-India relationship is one of the most strategic and consequential of the 21st century, as per a fact sheet released by the US State Department.
The fact sheet said the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between the US Secretaries of State and Defence and their Indian counterparts is the premier recurring dialogue mechanism between the United States and India.
«Through the 2+2 mechanism, US and Indian officials advance a wide range of initiatives across the breadth of the United States-India partnership,» it said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday arrived in New Delhi to co-chair the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Blinken's visit will give further boost to India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
«A warm welcome to U.S.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken as he arrives in New Delhi to co-chair the 5th India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
The visit will give a further boost to the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership!,» Bagchi wrote on 'X'.
Earlier on Thursday, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin also arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to attend the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.
US Department of State Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said: «US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin are visiting New Delhi as part of '2+2' Security Dialogue. Deepening our security cooperation will be the topic that will be part of the discussion by both secretaries and their Indian counterparts.
