NEW DELHI: Exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state go to to the US opened a brand new chapter within the India-US relationship.
Hailing the India-US ties, Jaishankar in his opening remarks mentioned that the two+2 Ministerial Dialogue could be a chance to advance the imaginative and prescient of the leaders of the 2 nations.
“The spotlight this yr was the PM Modi’s state go to to america in June. It has opened a brand new chapter in our relationship. US President Joe Biden’s go to to Delhi in September contributed immensely to the constructive trajectory of our ties. His assist was key to making sure productive outcomes on the G20 summit. The dialogue in the present day can be a chance to advance the imaginative and prescient of our respective leaders,” Jaishankar mentioned.
“Within the 2+2, we are going to undertake a complete overview of cross-cutting strategic, defence, and safety ties, know-how and provide chain collaborations and people-to-people exchanges … Our commerce is in the present day in extra of $200 billion … 2,70,000 Indian college students research in america, and now we have a diaspora of 4.4 million. A key focus of our discussions in the present day would be the Indo-Pacific area … ,” he added.
US secretary of state Antony Blinken, who arrived in Delhi on Thursday evening, mentioned that the 2 international locations are deepening their folks to folks ties.
“We’re harnessing collectively the ability of innovation to make our economies extra resilient and to make our communities safer whereas increasing inclusive financial alternative. That is evident within the cooperation on semiconductors and superior biotechnology, on our unprecedented investments in deploying clear vitality at scale in our international locations in addition to throughout the area, and our joint analysis and exploration initiatives in area” Blinken mentioned in his opening remarks.
“Lastly, we’re deepening the exceptional ties between our folks, which is basically on the coronary heart of every little thing. Exploring new instructional exchanges, even constructing steps to facilitate journey between our international locations, decreasing visa wait instances … When Indians and Individuals research collectively, work collectively, and collaborate collectively, the probabilities for progress are infinite,” he added.
Calling defence one in every of most essential pillars of the India-US bilateral relationship, Rajnath mentioned India-US partnership is vital for making certain a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific.
“The India-US bilateral relationship has seen a rising convergence of strategic pursuits and enhanced defence, safety and intelligence cooperation. Defence stays one of the essential pillars of our bilateral relationship. Your go to to India is at a time when India and US are nearer than ever earlier than,” he mentioned.
Rajnath’s US counterpart Lloyd Austin famous that India and the US over the previous yr have made ‘spectacular features’ in constructing a defence partnership. In his opening remarks on the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, Austin mentioned, “We’re assembly at a time of nice momentum. The US and India partnership within the face of pressing world challenges, it is extra essential than ever that the world’s two largest democracies alternate views, discover widespread objectives, and ship for our folks. We have made spectacular features in constructing our main defence partnership over the previous yr, and that can assist us contribute much more collectively to the reason for peace and stability.”
US secretary of defence Lloyd Austin arrived within the nationwide capital earlier on Thursday and was welcomed on the airport by Rajnath Singh. All 4 leaders posed for the normal household photograph because the US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue obtained underneath manner in Delhi.
The two+2 Ministerial Dialogue is a diplomatic summit held yearly since 2018, with the minister of exterior affairs and the defence minister representing India and the secretary of state and the secretary of defence representing america. The discussions centre on widespread problems with concern between the 2 international locations.
– With inputs from companiesWatch “Strongest bilateral partnership we’ve ever had…” Blinken lauds India-US ties forward of two+2 dialogue