The meeting between Jaishankar and Finer in New Delhi came days after American prosecutors linked an Indian official to a man charged with conspiring to assassinate Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
While relations between the US and China deteriorated over several issues regarding trade, COVID-19 and Taiwan, India-China ties nosedived after the fierce clash in Galwan. India and America have bolstered their own strategic partnership amid shared tensions with Beijing.
US President Joe Biden will arrive in New Delhi on Thursday ahead of the highly-anticipated G20 Summit after testing negative for COVID-19.
Ramaswamy is one of the wealthiest Americans under the age of 40. He studied biology at Harvard before obtaining a law degree from Yale and was briefly a billionaire before a downturn in the stock market shrunk his wealth to just over USD 950 million.
The three-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the United States from June 21 to 23 holds immense significance, not only for the bilateral relations between India and the USA but also for the global geopolitical landscape.
A host of bilateral defence cooperation issues, with a focus on industrial cooperation, are likely to be discussed during the two meetings
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the US-India 5G and Next Generation Networks Workshop, Garcetti said 5G presents a fantastic opportunity to collaborate towards an open, accessible, and secure technology ecosystem, built on shared values and shared systems.
G20 foreign ministers meeting: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold a series of meetings with senior Indian officials on several agendas, including deepening cooperation in trade.
The US National Defense Strategy 2022 stated that China presents the most consequential and systemic challenge, while Russia poses acute threats to vital US national interests abroad and to the homeland.
White House Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby spoke about the Indian decision to purchase oil from Russia.
"We've condemned the offensive comments made by two BJP functionaries, and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemned their statements," State department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference on Thursday.
The discussions during the India US 2+2 ministerial has helped the two countries to strategize on mitigating the volatility and unpredictability that the world is currently experiencing.
US Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh, who is on a visit to India, addressed a press conference after a meeting with Indian top officials including Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
While the US warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but unheard in Moscow, where pundits and ordinary people alike don't expect President Vladimir Putin to launch an attack on its ex-Soviet neighbour.
India is the only designated Major Defence Partner of the United States.
Blinken, who is on his maiden visit to India after assuming office, is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar later today.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and two continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) machines for COVID-19 relief was sent to India by a US hospital.
The US has announced an additional USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday said the US is eager to involve Indian investigators in global clinical trials to evaluate the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 therapeutics.
Declining to indulge in 'political politics', Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaisahankar refused to respond to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism of India's 'vaccine diplomacy', during his visit to the USA.
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