Foreign Secretary's visit signifies the importance both countries attach to strengthening their close and cordial relations in all spheres of mutual interest, said the Ministry of External Affairs in a statement.
India's Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on September 24 (IST) stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged people-to-people ties between the two countries during bilateral talks. "PM Narendra Modi and US Vice President Kamala Harris discussed future areas of collaboration including space cooperation, information technology, emerging and critical technologies, and cooperation in the healthcare sectors," said Foreign Secretary. "PM Narendra Modi and US Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledged people-to-people ties b/w our 2 countries and appreciated mutually beneficial education linkages, flow of knowledge, innovation, and talent between our 2 countries and need to nurture them," he added.
Clarifying India's stance on Taliban, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla during his US visit said that India will have a wait and watch policy.
Experts believe that Pakistan has been a key player in removing the elected Afghan govt from power and establishing a group to a decisive position in Afghanistan with its dark nexus of terrorist groups in the region for over 2 decades.
India is the only designated Major Defence Partner of the United States.
“We used this opportunity to have the 2+2 inter-sessional meeting at the joint secy level,” he said.
In the limited engagement that India has had with the Taliban, the new Afghan rulers have indicated that they would be reasonable in addressing New Delhi’s concerns, the foreign secy added.
Shringla arrived in Washington DC from New York, where he presided over a crucial meeting of UNSC on Afghanistan.
The United Nations Security Council, under the current Presidency of India, adopted a resolution on the situation in Afghanistan on August 30.
To fulfil country's requirement of Remdesivir and other drugs, India is in touch with other manufacturers of world, informed Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla on April 29 during a press conference in Delhi.
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla attended the Raisina Dialogue 2021 on April 14.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met Union Minister for Education, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on December 16. Earlier, he met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed facets of strategic partnership.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a fresh round of one-on-one discussion on Saturday at a tranquil beach resort overlooking the Bay of Bengal in Kovalam on the second and final day of the informal summit, signalling an intent to refashion ties for greater bilateral cooperation.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in London on Wednesday for the day-long UK visit to attend the 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting which is set to discuss the future strategy of the grouping.
Gokhale, who was in Bhutan on July 4-5, had an audience with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and called on Prime Minister Lotay Tshering. Later, the Bhutanese Foreign Minister Tandi Dorji hosted Foreign Secretary Gokhale for dinner. The visit of the Foreign Secretary was in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries.
The Foreign Secretary told the Sunday Times he would not hand over "a penny more than is legally required of us", reports the BBC
The Foreign Secretary is on two-day China visit to meet China's Foreign Wang Yi with whom he is likely to raise the issue of blacklisting Pakistan-based terrorist Masood Azhar.
Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood has been appointed as the country's new foreign secretary, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday.
A number of members of the US Congress raised with Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale the issue of India signing a deal with Russia for a nuclear submarine last week, official sources said on Saturday.
The Foreign Secretary will meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other US Congress leaders in Washington D.C..
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