U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar discussed West Asia and Ukraine and a whole range of topics, including the Delaware bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden and the Quad summit, during the bilateral meeting in DC.
Before the start of their meeting, Blinken spoke glowingly of the “incredible vibrancy, strength” in the relationship between the two sides on display in recent weeks.
India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar is set to meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday, October 1, where a range of bilateral and global issues will be on the agenda.
Among the key topics expected to be discussed are the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Indian counterpart S Jaishankar Saturday, July 27, in Tokyo ahead of the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Jaishankar said that they had a wide-ranging discussion on regional and global issues.
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. He said the two leaders discussed the recent attacks on merchant ships by the Yemen-backed Houthi groups in the Red Sea. The two leaders reaffirmed their maritime cooperation in the region, Miller added.
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held discussions on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor and its potential to generate high-standard infrastructure investments, the US State Department said in a statement. The two leaders held discussions on a full range of issues, including key outcomes of India’s G20 presidency.
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday arrived in Washington, DC, where he will be meeting his US counterpart Antony Blinken along with White House officials, members of the US administration, business leaders and think tanks.
The Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar, during his US trip, took up the visa backlog issues with the Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Jaishankar spoke about this with members of the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington soon after his meeting with Blinken on September 27.
Noting that human rights issue was not discussed during his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday made a veiled reference to his remarks at a joint presser and said India was entitled “to have views about their (US) views and the interests and the lobbies and the vote banks which drives that”.
American Secretary of State Antony Blinken “underscored India’s role as a pre-eminent partner of the US in the Indo-Pacific” during a discussion with Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on expanding ties, a top official said here.
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is currently visiting the U.S., held a meeting with the next American National Security Advisor, Michael Waltz, on Friday evening, December 27.
The two held discussion on bilateral partnership and current global issues, and the Indian EAM said he is looking forward to working with Waltz.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Washington D.C. and discussed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework alongside high technology cooperation between the two countries.
The talks between the two lawmakers also covered resilient supply chains, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, high technology cooperation, semiconductors and business promotion. The Indian EAM arrived in the U.S. capital on Sunday, September 29.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday and discussed bilateral ties.
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.
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.
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was struck by how little people in the US, specially officials he met over the last days including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, knew about Canada’s permissive attitude towards terrorism and the thriving nexus of crime, extremism, and human trafficking that exists in that country.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Friday that India’s diplomatic row with Canada was discussed in his meeting with top US officials — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan — and that he gave them both an exhaustive account of India’s case, which included its assessment of “a very permissive Canadian attitude towards terrorists”.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met for the first time since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February. The two had last met in January 2022 as the drums of war were reaching a crescendo.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent public remarks to Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine, saying the Indian leader spoke for the rest of world that this is not the “era for war”.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the roundtable conference convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and urged that past prescriptions on climate action must be revisited, adding that energy markets should not be put under further stress.
After the minister of commerce and industry and textiles, Piyush Goyal, it is now the turn of the external affairs minister, S. Jaishankar, to meet with top US officials, businessmen and Indian Diaspora in the US. On Sunday, September 18, he began his 10-day visit.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said use of Afghan soil to promote terrorism in any manner by any country is “unacceptable” and that the Taliban must live up to its declarations to this effect.
“At a time of rising global threats to democracy and international freedoms — we talk about a democratic recession — it’s vital that we two world-leading democracies continue to stand together in support of these ideals,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said here on Wednesday.
Ahead of the meeting with senior US officials on the COVID-19 agenda, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday had a “productive strategy session” with Ambassador of India at United Nations TS Tirumurti.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday landed in New York, as part of his US visit, to meet with senior United States officials, and discuss COVID-related cooperation between the two countries.
U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the country regularly raises issues with its Indian counterparts, including concerns related to specific matters.
Miller made the comment on Monday, December 2, during a press briefing.
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