The inaugural round of the India US 2+2 inter-sessional meeting was held on 11.01.2019 in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led jointly by Gourangalal Das, Joint Secretary (AMS), Ministry of External Affairs and Shambhu S. Kumaran, Joint Secretary (PIC), Ministry of Defence. The US delegation was led jointly by Ambassador Alice Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Randall Schriver, Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Nepal Army Chief in India: President grants him honorary rank of ‘General of Indian Army’ (Pics)
The inter-sessional India US 2+2 meeting was set up to follow up on the decisions taken during the India US Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue, the first round of which was held in New Delhi in September 2018, and to make continued progress on bilateral cooperation on cross-cutting defence and foreign policy issues of interest to both sides. The two sides also exchanged views on regional developments as partners and stakeholders for a free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
First ever India Central Asia Dialogue to focus on viable connectivity between countries
