India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called defense one of most important pillars of the India-US bilateral relationship at the fifth 2+2 US-India Ministerial Dialog. He called India-US partnership critical for ensuring a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific.
As the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialog begins in New Delhi, the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has described the partnership between the two countries as the “strongest ever.” “It is always wonderful to be here in India. We are building a remarkable year of engagement…We have not only the strongest bilateral partnership we’ve ever had, but also a regional one, and indeed, a global one that was further evidenced by India’s leadership for the G20 this year,” Blinken said.
Against the backdrop of a complex global landscape and at a time when the crisis in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict has taken center-stage, the 2+2 Ministerial Dialog and its timing reaffirms India and US Commitment to strengthening their strategic partnership.
As the fifth India-US 2+2 Ministerial dialog is all set to take place in New Delhi on November 10, the defense and the foreign ministers of both countries will take the opportunity to progress the futuristic roadmap for the India-US partnership as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on a five-nation visit, concluding with India to participate in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialog in November, the State Department informed in a statement. Blinken will be visiting Israel, Jordan, Japan, South Korea and lastly, India. During his visit to India, Blinken will be accompanied by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. The US delegation will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other senior Indian officials to discuss both bilateral and global concerns and developments in the Indo-Pacific.
Top US Defense and State Department officials co-chaired the seventh 2+2 Intersessional Dialog with their Indian counterparts here on September 26 and laid their emphasis on the transformative momentum in US-India ties and reiterated the need to uphold security in the Indo-Pacific region, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
iNDICA News Bureau- India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J Austin III held delegation-level talks at the Pentagon ahead of the India-U.S. 2+2 ministerial dialogue Monday, April 11. Rajnath Singh, who is on a five-day visit to the United States, arrived at the Pentagon for a bilateral meeting with Austin. Austin […]
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin for the Fourth 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue that will finally take place after being postponed in December 2021.
The Modi and Biden administration are keen to deepen their relationship, as the two nations are ready to hold the fourth annual 2+2 dialogue sometime in November in Washington. The last meeting of the 2+2 was held in New Delhi.
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and defense secretary Mark T Esper arrived in India on Monday for the third edition of the 2+2 ministerial dialogue which is aimed at strengthening strategic ties in the face of growing Chinese influence across the region. Pompeo and Esper will hold top-level 2+2 talks with […]
Arul Louis- India and the US have signed an agreement to facilitate transfer of defence technology during a 2+2 meeting of the top foreign affairs and defense leaders on growing strategic relations between the world’s largest and most powerful democracies. India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and US Secretary […]
Arul Louis- The India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue of the top foreign affairs and defense leaders will be held on Wednesday, the State Department has announced. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper will host India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishanker and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Washington to “focus […]
IANS- India and the US reviewed the progress of their cooperation in the fields of defense, security and foreign policy during the bilateral 2+2 Inter-sessional meeting in Monterey, California. The Indian delegation was led jointly by Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs and V. Anandarajan, Joint Secretary in Ministry of Defence. […]
indica Washington Bureau Nearly, after the India-US ‘2+2 Dialogue’, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met his American counterpart John Bolton, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis, in Washington DC this week to discuss the “future direction” of the strategic ties. “During the three back-to-back meetings, Doval had good chance to […]
A septuagenarian Indian American professor has won the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize for his invention, the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT). Since its development in the 1980s, the IGBT has been the most important semiconductor device for making electrical energy use and petrol consumption more efficient and less polluting during the last 40 years.
The 18th edition of the annual Global Healthcare Summit (GHS) 2024, organized by the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) in New Delhi, India, from October 18-20, 2024, offers a unique forum for them to come together, share their knowledge and expertise in their respective medical fields with their fellow physicians from around the world, and to learn from one another.
The growing influence of physicians of Indian heritage is evident, as they are increasingly recognized and hold critical positions in healthcare, academic, research, and administrative positions across the United States. Their hard work, dedication, compassion, and skills have carved out an enviable niche in the American medical community.
Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Harvinder Singh made history for India by winning the gold medal in the Men’s Individual Recurve Open, becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games. With a consistent and rock-solid performance, Harvinder bagged the gold medal by blanking Lukasz Ciszek of Poland 6-0 in the final on Wednesday, September 4.
The medal tally also rose to 24 as club thrower Dharambir finished at the top with a 34.92m throw.
To create awareness and to increase the participation of Indian American voters in the upcoming November 5, United States elections, the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) has launched the #IndoAmericanVotesMatter campaign.
Former chairperson and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, Indira Nooyi will be the Special Guest and deliver the keynote address at Synergy 2024, which will be held at the Electric City of Las Vegas on October 29-30, 2024.
India para-athletes have scripted history in Paris by surpassing their highest medal tally of 19 in the Tokyo edition of the Paralympics three years ago. The Indian contingent has added 20 medals to its constantly growing tally and will have an opportunity to further extend its record medal haul in a single edition of the Paralympics.
On Monday and Tuesday, the Indian contingent won 13 medals for the country, jumping the medal tally to a record 20, consisting of three gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals.
Preethi Pal scripted history after winning the bronze medal in the women’s 200m T35 in the ongoing 2024 Paralympics Games as she became the first Indian woman athlete to win two medals in track & field in the coveted event.
Preethi clocked the personal best timing of 30.01 seconds to finish behind the Chinese duo of Xia Zhou and Guo Qianqian, who bagged gold and silver respectively with a timing of 28.15 seconds and 29.09 seconds.
New York-based Moody’s Ratings on Thursday, August 29, raised its forecast for India’s GDP growth for 2024 to 7.2% from 6.8% as projected earlier on the back of stronger private consumption driving up aggregate demand in the economy.
“Household consumption is poised to grow as headline inflation eases toward the RBI’s target. Indeed, signs of a revival in rural demand are already emerging on the back of improving prospects for agricultural output amid above-normal rainfall during the monsoon season,” the global rating agency said.
The online portal for passport applications will be shut down for the next five days for a maintenance exercise. No new appointments will be scheduled during this period and appointments booked earlier will be rescheduled.
ITServe Alliance’s annual signature event, Synergy 2024 – a tech conference scheduled to be held in Las Vegas from October 29 to 30, 2024 – will bring together top corporate honchos, experts from various fields from the IT industry and feature numerous educational and entertainment sessions catering to a wide audience.
