Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin after the conclusion of ‘2+2’ ministerial dialogue saying India-US partnership is actually a power for world good.
“Glad to receive @SecBlinken and @SecDef. The ‘2+2’ Format is a key enabler for further strengthening the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership,” Modi wrote on X, previously, Twitter.
“Our shared belief in democracy, pluralism and the rule of law underpins our mutually beneficial cooperation in diverse sectors. The India-US partnership is truly a force for global good,” the Prime Minister stated.
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During the India-US ‘2+2 ministerial dialogue’, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Rajnath Singh, Austin and Blinken held critical discussions to advance strategic relationship between the 2 nations.
Visiting US Secretary Antony Blinken stated that India-US defence co-operation is “a key pillar” for bolstering the partnership of the 2 nations in “worldwide peace and safety, and particularly, working to advertise the rules-based order and uphold the rules on the coronary heart of the UN Charter: sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence “.
“Our defence cooperation, which we’re strengthening again today, is a key pillar of that work,” Blinken stated in his opening remarks.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin additionally stated in his opening remarks that there have been “spectacular good points in constructing our main defence partnership over the previous 12 months, and that may assist us contribute much more collectively to the reason for peace and stability”.
“We’re integrating our industrial bases, strengthening our interoperability, and sharing cutting-edge know-how,” he added.
“We are promoting a free and open, prosperous, secure, and resilient Indo-Pacific, including by strengthening our partnership through the Quad, with Japan and Australia,” Blinken defined.
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