The officers underscored the transformative momentum within the US-India relations.
Washington:
Underscoring the transformative momentum within the India-US relationship, officers of the 2 nations held discussions on alternatives to additional strengthen interoperability and logistics cooperation.
Throughout the India-US 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue held right here on Tuesday, the officers additionally mentioned mixed maritime engagements within the Indian Ocean Area, in addition to expanded cooperation within the area and cyber domains, the Pentagon stated.
The Indian delegation was led by Further Secretary Vani Rao of the Ministry of Exterior Affairs and Joint Secretary Vishwesh Negi of the Ministry of Defence, it stated.
The American facet was led by Assistant Secretary of Protection for Indo-Pacific Safety Affairs Dr. Ely Ratner and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu.
“The officers additionally mentioned regional safety developments and strategic priorities throughout the Indo-Pacific area,” an announcement stated.
The two+2 Intersessional Dialogue superior a variety of bold initiatives throughout the breadth of the US-India partnership, together with defence and safety, rising applied sciences, people-to-people ties, clear power, and provide chain resilience, the Pentagon stated.
On the defence facet, Ratner and his counterparts reviewed the progress the 2 international locations have made in implementing the Roadmap for US-India Protection Industrial Cooperation. They welcomed the progress on new co-production initiatives and dedicated to expeditiously conclude negotiations on the Safety of Provide Association and Reciprocal Protection Procurement agreements, the assertion stated.
The officers underscored the transformative momentum within the US-India relations and reaffirmed {that a} robust partnership between the 2 international locations is crucial to upholding safety and prosperity within the Indo-Pacific Area, it stated.
Ratner reaffirmed the division’s dedication to working with India to advance a shared imaginative and prescient for a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Pentagon stated.
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