US: We are moving fast towards deepening ties with India.
America-India (US-India) are coming closer to each other than ever before regarding defense relations. A US Defense Ministry official present at the Pentagon said there is an “incredible flux” in relations between India and the US and that “two plus two” talks (2+2 meeting) between the two countries will be held in early April. is likely to. A Pentagon official said this during a meeting of the US Congress regarding the Indo-Pacific. The last ‘two plus two’ talks between the US-India were held in New Delhi in 2020. The US will host the next meeting in Washington. ‘Two plus two’ ministerial talks are held between the foreign and defense ministers of both sides.
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India-US relations were raised in the US Parliament after India was left out of the vote against Russia on the issue of Ukraine in the United Nations. US President Joe Biden was also asked by journalists this question whether America is going to impose sanctions on India for buying S-400 from Russia. After this, the US Defense Ministry defended India in the US Parliament. Due to the 2+2 meeting of India and America, the concerns of US lawmakers about India being in Russia’s camp will also be put to some rest.
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Eli Ratner told members of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday during a congressional meeting on the Indo-Pacific region that he believes there is an “incredible flow” in US-India defense relations. ” Is.
Apart from this, he said that there are also some challenges regarding the relationship with India.
“I think they (challenges) can be dealt with and we are moving fast towards deepening the relationship,” he said.
Ratner said, “In early April we are going to have our highest level talks. This will be a ‘two plus two’ dialogue, in which Foreign Minister Antony Blinken and Defense Minister Lloyd Austin will hold talks with their Indian counterparts External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. During this both the sides will talk on various issues.
